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Calvinos molteplicitÃ und die Controversiae des Ãlteren Seneca

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Lisa Cordes

Lisa Cordes Humboldt UniversitÃ¤t zu Berlin Institut fÃ¼r Klassische Philologie Deutschland

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Pages:: 291â309

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004715097_017

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The paper takes its start from the four types of multiplicity that, according to Calvino, characterize a literary text. All of them can be found in the Controversiae of Seneca the Elder. Calvinoâs reflections help us to appreciate the specific aesthetics of these collections, whose fragmentary state has puzzled modern readers. These aesthetics are based not only on the presence of unifying elements in the seemingly random compilation of fragments, but also on their discontinuous nature. The different voices, perspectives, and alternative versions of the declamatory story that are presented in the memorable sententiae at the beginning of each Controversia can be seen as a condensed presentation of the âpotential multiplicity of what can be narrated,â the nucleus of a ânetwork of possibilities,â as Calvino puts it. The multiplicity of these sententiae invites readers to engage with the text both cognitively and emotionally.

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Italo Calvino and Classics

Lightness â Quickness â Multiplicity

Series:Â Mnemosyne, Supplements, Volume: 488

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004715097

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 19 Dec 2024

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- Classical Studies
  - Classical Tradition & Reception Studies
  - Greek & Latin Literature

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PartÂ 1 Lightness

PartÂ 2 Quickness

PartÂ 3 Multiplicity

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Calvinos molteplicitÃ und die Controversiae des Ãlteren Seneca

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