Aratos et le stoïcisme

In this paper I consider first the possible points of tangent between Aratus and Stoicism as far as the biographical point of view is concerned, and secondly read the opening of the Phaenomena in the light of the Hymn to Zeus of Cleanthes again. Aratus’ links with Stoicism ultimately prove to be qui...

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Main Author: Christophe Cusset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ENS Éditions 2011-07-01
Series:Aitia
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/131
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description In this paper I consider first the possible points of tangent between Aratus and Stoicism as far as the biographical point of view is concerned, and secondly read the opening of the Phaenomena in the light of the Hymn to Zeus of Cleanthes again. Aratus’ links with Stoicism ultimately prove to be quite thin in the writing of the poet. Stoic Aratus is especially the creation of the interest that Stoics did manifest to his work, a work which was composed in an environment quite widely influenced by the philosophy of the Stoa.
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spelling doaj.art-fa980a1628ea493ba0d051b5f759cb492022-12-22T03:39:55ZengENS ÉditionsAitia1775-42752011-07-01110.4000/aitia.131Aratos et le stoïcismeChristophe CussetIn this paper I consider first the possible points of tangent between Aratus and Stoicism as far as the biographical point of view is concerned, and secondly read the opening of the Phaenomena in the light of the Hymn to Zeus of Cleanthes again. Aratus’ links with Stoicism ultimately prove to be quite thin in the writing of the poet. Stoic Aratus is especially the creation of the interest that Stoics did manifest to his work, a work which was composed in an environment quite widely influenced by the philosophy of the Stoa.http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/131AratusCleanthesHellenistic cultureStoicism
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Aratos et le stoïcisme
Aitia
Aratus
Cleanthes
Hellenistic culture
Stoicism
title Aratos et le stoïcisme
title_full Aratos et le stoïcisme
title_fullStr Aratos et le stoïcisme
title_full_unstemmed Aratos et le stoïcisme
title_short Aratos et le stoïcisme
title_sort aratos et le stoicisme
topic Aratus
Cleanthes
Hellenistic culture
Stoicism
url http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/131
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