- I miei scritti su Plutarco
- Angelo Casanova
Il «Grillo» di Plutarco e Omero
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- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0824-6.03
Plutarch’s work Beasts are rational is a fictitious dialogue linked with Circe’s episode in the Odyssey. It contains a lively discussion between Odysseus and a (speaking) pig named Gryllus, who prefers to be an animal rather than become a man again (as he was before). The discussion specifically takes place in the situation of Od. 12, in the night before Odysseus’ departure. Gryllus prevails, by claiming that beasts are more virtuous than men.
- Keywords:
- Plutarch’s Moralia,
- Odyssey,
- animals vs men,
- ethical (and dianoetical) virtues,
Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Il «Grillo» di Plutarco e Omero
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Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0824-6.03
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Publication Year
2025
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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
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979-12-215-0823-9
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979-12-215-0824-6
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0825-3
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919