In Plutarch’s De defectu oraculorum a mysterious voice announces to a ship’s helmsman that «the Great Pan is dead». This enigmatic legend gave rise to two different interpretations crossing the history of European literatures. The first, concerning ritualism and folklore, connects this episode to the death of vegetations’s God (Tammuz, Adonis) or of another demonic entity. According to the second, common in Christian authors, Pan is the same crucifix Jesus or, on the contrary, the paganism defeated by his death. Gabriele D’Annunzio overturns announcement’s meaning and proclaims that «the Great Pan is not dead».
Barone, C., Canfora, L., Capasso, M., Federico, E., Giordano, F., Lehnus, L., et al. (2016). «IL GRANDE PAN (NON) È MORTO». LA LEGGENDA DELLA MORTE DI PAN DA PLUTARCO A D’ANNUNZIO. In M. Capasso (a cura di), Sulle orme degli Antichi. Scritti di filologia e di storia della tradizione classica offerti a Salvatore Cerasuolo (pp. 547-574). Pensa MultiMedia.
«IL GRANDE PAN (NON) È MORTO». LA LEGGENDA DELLA MORTE DI PAN DA PLUTARCO A D’ANNUNZIO
NUZZO, Giovanni
;
2016-01-01
Abstract
In Plutarch’s De defectu oraculorum a mysterious voice announces to a ship’s helmsman that «the Great Pan is dead». This enigmatic legend gave rise to two different interpretations crossing the history of European literatures. The first, concerning ritualism and folklore, connects this episode to the death of vegetations’s God (Tammuz, Adonis) or of another demonic entity. According to the second, common in Christian authors, Pan is the same crucifix Jesus or, on the contrary, the paganism defeated by his death. Gabriele D’Annunzio overturns announcement’s meaning and proclaims that «the Great Pan is not dead».File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
IL GRANDE PAN (NON) E' MORTO.pdf
Solo gestori archvio
Descrizione: Saggio in volume
Tipologia:
Versione Editoriale
Dimensione
270.26 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
270.26 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri Richiedi una copia |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.