Open AccessAteneo y la λεπτότης de Filetas
Author(s) -
Esteban Antonio Calderón Dorda
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
emérita/emerita
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1988-8384
pISSN - 0013-6662
DOI - 10.3989/emerita.1990.v58.i1.556
Subject(s) - adjective , philosophy , linguistics , humanities , noun
This article is an analysis of a passage by Athenaeus (XII 552b) in which Philetas is qualified as λεπτότερος. After examining texts by Callimachus and Aratus we come to the conclusion that the adjective λεπτότερος does not refer to the physical appearance of Philetas, but to his participation in a new literary current characterized by λεπτότης