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1. Victim of Eros: The Poetics of Sex in Theocritus' First Idyll.

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Bouchard, Elsa

Subjects
*POETICS, *CHASTITY
Abstract

This article proposes a new interpretation of the "sufferings of Daphnis" as they are sung by the shepherd Thyrsis in Theocritus' first Idyll. While the common view is that Daphnis' wasting was caused by a stubborn commitment to fidelity or to chastity, this paper argues that it is rather a symptom of his sexual impairment. The argument rests on two main elements: the connections between Daphnis and other figures acting as Aphrodite's consorts, and the presence of lexical clues pointing to the sexual character of the cowherd's illness. Finally, I argue that Theocritus' enigmatic account of Daphnis' fate in the first Idyll is consistent with the pervading metapoetic discourse of the poem: impotence serves to highlight Daphnis' fecundity as the founder of bucolic song. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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2. Analogies du pouvoir partagé:remarques sur Aristote, Politique III.11.

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Bouchard, Elsa

Subjects
*PRACTICAL politics, *POLITICAL science, *POLITICAL participation, *POLITICAL community
Abstract

A new assessment of Aristotle Politics 3.11 shows that most of the arguments contained in this chapter are strictly analogical and should not be granted too much weight in Aristotle's overall conception of popular government. A close analysis of the four analogies used by Aristotle to illustrate the so-called 'wisdom of the many' brings to light both the negative and the positive conclusions allowed by this chapter, the following in particular: 1) the partial inclusion of the people in government decisions is desirable insofar as the people are affected by these decisions; 2) the people's judgements are most qualified in some areas of political life, such as the audit of the magistrates; 3) the optimal distribution of power in the political community is made in accordance with the relative merits of all its members. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011
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