- I miei scritti su Plutarco
- Angelo Casanova
Il «Grillo» di Plutarco e la tradizione della figura di Ulisse
- Angelo Casanova
- © 2025 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0824-6.07
The Plutarchean dialogue Gryllus is set at the time of the 12th book of the Odyssey: the hero is leaving Circe and asks if there are any Greeks wishing to return to their homeland. Here Odysseus is portrayed in generous search for glory: but the ‘pig-man’ Gryllus charges him with several faults, by pointing to the worst sides of his character. Presenting these faults, Plutarch is reminiscent of some aspects of Odysseus’ figure as portrayed in the post-homeric tradition, particularly in classical tragedy, especially in Sophocles and Euripides.
- Keywords:
- Gryllus,
- Odysseus’ character,
- tragedy,
- Sophocles,
- Euripides,
University of Florence, Italy
Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Il «Grillo» di Plutarco e la tradizione della figura di Ulisse
Authors
Angelo Casanova
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0824-6.07
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2025
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© 2025 Author(s)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title
I miei scritti su Plutarco
Book Subtitle
Raccolti, riveduti e corretti con bibliografia unificata
Authors
Angelo Casanova
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
366
Publication Year
2025
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© 2025 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0824-6
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0823-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0824-6
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979-12-215-0825-3
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919