Elije Aristid i Sveti govori: problemi klasifikacije
Aelius Aristides and the Sacred tales: Problems of Classification

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate various problems related to Aelius Aristides and his work The Sacred Tales. The first question concerns the classification of the author himself, raising the question of whether he is a sophist or a rhetorician. The second is classifying Aristides' most intimate work, the Sacred Tales. This classification is addressed by analyzing the composition and chronology of the Speeches. Finally, the Sacred Tales are analyzed as an autobiographical work, a religious text and a type of encomium, with all the inherent differences between them. The analysis established the existence of generic parallels with various other literary and non-literary subgenres. Since in ancient literature there was no consistent effort to classify all literary subgenres, modern definitions and nomenclature are applied.

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