Autore: Ioli, Roberta
Titolo: Gorgia e il ritratto impossibile: Elena dalla «bellezza pari a una dea»
Periodico: Estetica
Anno: 2025 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 69 - Pagina finale: 83

My paper focuses on the figure of Helen as presented by Gorgias in his "Encomium", through an analysis of the third and fourth causes introduced to justify her leaving for Troy. Gorgias’ Helen is a powerful expression of beauty, despite the «absence of portrait». The bewitching power of persuasive speech and physical beauty is never directly associated with her by the sophist. Neither Helen’s voice nor the charm of her body is explicitly described, as it might be expected. Instead, the mythical Helen is portrayed through a game of reversals and mirroring as a victim rather than a perpetrator. By introducing the invincible effects of "logos" and sight, Helen is returned to a position of vulnerability and absolved of blame. Viewed through a physiological theory of perception, Helen becomes the focal point of the interplay between passions, sense-perception, and personal responsibility.




SICI: 2039-6635(2025)1<69:GEIRIE>2.0.ZU;2-K
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