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Poetica, retorica e comunicazione nella tradizione classica

Pesci al sole. Per una revisione di Aristoph. fr. 636 K.-A. = Soph. fr. dub. 1136 R.²

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Abstract

This paper reexamines the tradition and interpretation of a fragment commonly attributed to Aristophanes by modern critics. First, it offers an extensive investigation of parallels, several of which had not yet been identified: ample space is devoted both to parallels concerning the sources (in particular Did. fr. 212 B.) and to parallels regarding the fragment itself, which reveal the anomaly of the cooking technique described therein, namely roasting fish under the sun. The data as a whole suggest a different attribution (Sophocles).


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Presentato: 27 Agosto 2025 | Accettato: 21 Febbraio 2026 | Pubblicato 26 Giugno 2026 | Lingua: it

Keywords SophoclesAristophanesCooking fishCivilizationPrimitive cultures