Memory as overt allusion trigger in ancient literature

This paper begins with a brief definition of allusion. The majority of the paper investigates the ways that memory language was used by ancient authors (Jewish, Greek, and Latin) as a literary technique to signal overt intertextual and intratextual allusions. I argue that this is a recognized, inten...

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Main Author: Adams, Sean A. 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2022
In: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 110-126
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Allusion / Classic / Bible reading / Greek language / Latin / Literature / Intertextuality
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
HA Bible
Further subjects:B Graeco-Roman
B Intertextuality
B Memory
B Allusion
B New Testament
B Jewish
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Summary:This paper begins with a brief definition of allusion. The majority of the paper investigates the ways that memory language was used by ancient authors (Jewish, Greek, and Latin) as a literary technique to signal overt intertextual and intratextual allusions. I argue that this is a recognized, intentional, and cross-cultural phenomenon with varied practices and that scholars need to consider this in future studies of intertextuality.
ISSN:1745-5286
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/09518207221137062