- I miei scritti su Plutarco
- Angelo Casanova
Menandro maestro d’amore nell’opera di Plutarco
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- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0824-6.08
In QC 3.6, criticizing Epicurus’ opinion on love, Plutarch quotes Menander as a great expert on love affairs. In particular, he quotes the beginning lines of the Misoumenos (also mentioned in his Life of Sulla). Besides, in fr. 134 S., he describes him as a specialist and a scientist of Eros: to prove his assertion, he quotes a long passage of an unknown comedy, in which the poet explains the causes of falling in love. The text is difficult and a line is corrupt: this paper aims to determine its correct interpretation, with the support of Am. 763B (where the the last lines are quoted). Furher important quotations of Menander occur in the De audiendis poetis.
- Keywords:
- Love in Plutarch,
- Epicurus,
- Menander,
- Eros the god,
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Chapter Title
Menandro maestro d’amore nell’opera di Plutarco
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Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0824-6.08
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2025
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Book Title
I miei scritti su Plutarco
Book Subtitle
Raccolti, riveduti e corretti con bibliografia unificata
Authors
Angelo Casanova
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Number of Pages
366
Publication Year
2025
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© 2025 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
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10.36253/979-12-215-0824-6
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Studi e saggi
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2704-6478
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2704-5919