Orphic hymns: edition, study and philological commentaries

Author(s)

Pedro Barbieri Antunes

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2018-04-25

Examining board members

José Marcos Mariani de Macedo; Jacyntho Jose Lins Brandao; Paula da Cunha Correa; Daniel Maria Kölligan

• Advisor: José Marcos Mariani de Macedo

Abstract

I intend to elaborate an annotated edition of the Orphic Hymns, a compendium of 88 cletic hymns composed between the second and fourth centuries AD, based on the text established by Quandt (1955) and comparing it with Ricciardelli\'s (2000), Morand\'s (2001) and Fayant\'s (2014) texts. This is an attempt to instigate a philological tradition of text establishment, critical apparatus and detailed comments in classical studies in Brazil. My intent is to present some valid solutions to a number of passages, but always based on Quandt\'s already consolidated text. I also propose an in-depth study, in which I debate: i) the authorship and dating of these poems; ii) the probable time of performance, based on an empirical approach of the text and an appreciation of its status quaestionis; iii) the Orphic and syncretic elements in these compositions; iv) the structure and arrangement of the hymns in the collection; v) hymnic tipology and epicletic effectiveness; vi) the language and style, as well as the prosody and metric of Hymns (phraseology, epithets, used figures). As usual in this type of study, comments will be made after the original text, verse by verse. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/12987-0 - Orphic Hymns: edition, study and philological comentaries
• Grantee: Pedro Barbieri Antunes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master