Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: The rhetorical qualities of Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon are often noted; this article argues that the novel exhibits an equally legalistic orientation. The trials in Ephesus that dominate the novel’s final two books are a sustained variation on the trial scene, an important topos in the Greek novels. The ambiguous relationship of Clitophon and Melite sets in motion a complex legal dilemma. The narrative framework in which the trial scenes are embedded allows the reader to assess the ‘truthfulness’ of the inset speeches and the efficacy of the law.
Source: Ancient Narrative
Author: Saundra Schwartz
Language: English
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W188508155