My thesis aims to demonstrate how cognitive science, and, particularly, in this case, the study of working memory (WM), can draw a sharp distinction between orality and writing. Applying to Greek epic poetry what cognitive science teaches about WM, I will demonstrate that the Iliad and the Odyssey had an oral genesis and, for a long time, a completely oral transmission. I will argue that by the same token it is possible to confirm that other epic poems, such as the Argonautica and the Posthomerica had a written genesis and transmission. Applying cognitive science to these various epic texts and studying mental processes that distinguish orality from writing, I will show that signs of cognitive processes concerning orality are still evident in Homer whereas signs of cognitive processes concerning writing are visible in Apollonius of Rhodes and Quintus of Smyrna.

Oralità, scrittura e scienze cognitive : alcuni significativi aspetti dell'epica di Omero, Apollonio Rodio, Quinto Smirneo / Bugin, Elisa. - (2014 Feb 28).

Oralità, scrittura e scienze cognitive : alcuni significativi aspetti dell'epica di Omero, Apollonio Rodio, Quinto Smirneo

Bugin, Elisa
2014-02-28

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My thesis aims to demonstrate how cognitive science, and, particularly, in this case, the study of working memory (WM), can draw a sharp distinction between orality and writing. Applying to Greek epic poetry what cognitive science teaches about WM, I will demonstrate that the Iliad and the Odyssey had an oral genesis and, for a long time, a completely oral transmission. I will argue that by the same token it is possible to confirm that other epic poems, such as the Argonautica and the Posthomerica had a written genesis and transmission. Applying cognitive science to these various epic texts and studying mental processes that distinguish orality from writing, I will show that signs of cognitive processes concerning orality are still evident in Homer whereas signs of cognitive processes concerning writing are visible in Apollonius of Rhodes and Quintus of Smyrna.
28-feb-2014
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Italianistica e filologia classico-medievale
Camerotto, Alberto
Pontani, Filippomaria
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