Characterization in Ancient Historiography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23711828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luke Pitcher (0000-0002-1486-0197, corresponding author), L V Pitcher |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 85-100 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405185110.ch8 |
| OpenAlex | W2754532186 |
| ISBN | 9781405185110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Plutarch's eloquent statement of generic distinction has often been quoted. It is a salutary warning against demanding from the biographer emphases and concerns which one might expect in a historian. Viewed from the other end, though, the remark is equally illuminating. Plutarch's dictum might be taken to imply that the depiction of human personality and idiosyncrasy – integral to the modern notion of “characterization” – is a distraction from the narration of great events that is the primary concern of the classical historians. Indeed, the idea that biography and history are not only different but mutually inimical is one that has found purchase in the works of some of the ancient world's modern inheritors.
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Biography · Characterization (materials science) · Depiction · Epistemology · Historiography · Literature · Narrative · Statement (logic) · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |