Diógenes «el Cínico»: Entre la anécdota y la historia

Translated title of the contribution: Diogenes «the cynic»: Between anecdote and history

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Abstract

The present work analyzes the validity of the χρεαι or ‘anecdotes’ about Diogenes of Sinope (413 - 323 a.C.) as a source for his study from a historical point of view, taking into account the existing debate on the subject. The characteristics of the χρεα are studied from the rethorical theory perspective, confirming the importance of the expression of the circumstances of the anecdote. In view of this, it is pointed out that those χρεαι about Diogenes that have a spatial or topical content, considered homogeneously, align with identifiable contexts in the Fourth-Century B.C. Athens which, furthermore, agree with Diogenes’ legal status as metic and his communicative strategy as cynic. This correspondence would give the anecdotes, at least, a certain plausibility, since they show a coherent and recognizable historical context in democratic Athens.

Translated title of the contributionDiogenes «the cynic»: Between anecdote and history
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)113-132
Number of pages20
JournalCuadernos de Filologia Clasica
Volume29
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anecdote
  • Athens
  • Cynics
  • Diogenes laertius
  • Diogenes of sinope
  • History
  • Memory
  • Metic
  • Place
  • Plausibility
  • χρεα

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