Hesiodic Poetry and Wisdom in Plutarch’s Symposium of the Seven Sages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11845422 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoé Stamatopoulou (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 533-558 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Journal of Philology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9475 • E-ISSN: 1086-3168 |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/ajp.2014.0038 |
| OpenAlex | W2043367011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article examines the ambivalent treatment of Hesiod in Plutarch’s Symposium of the Seven Sages . A close examination of the relevant passages (153E–154C, 156D–E, 157E–158B) demonstrates that, while Hesiod’s authority, poetry, and wisdom are acknowledged, they are nonetheless marginalized and deemed of limited importance for the intellectual life of the Sages. The figure of Hesiod thus facilitates the self-definition of the Sages and their circle as an intellectual elite, a group that has appropriated and surpassed the great authoritative figures of the past in its pursuits and accomplishments
Ambivalence · Art · Elite · Hesiod · Literature · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |