Classicism and Romanitas in Plutarch's De Alexandri Fortuna Aut Virtute
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9309840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sulochana Ruth Asirvatham |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-125 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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.2005.0013 |
| OpenAlex | W1974219960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 36 |
It is in the very nature of classicizing texts to promote an idea of the "Greek" as objective and unchanging over the centuries. Using the example of Plutarch's DeAlexandriFortunaautVirtute, a set of epideictic speeches in which Alexander the Great appears as a philosopher who civilizes barbarians, this paper attempts to look beneath the pro-Hellenic veneer of imperial Greek writing by considering ways in which it can mask a sympathy with "Roman" ideas—that is, ideas that are typically by this time either credited to Romans (whether or not originally inspired by Greek ideas) or used to describe Romans in non-classicizing contexts
Art · Classicism · Fortuna · Humanities · Late Antiquity · Literature · Sympathy · Classics · History · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology
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Christianising Alexander Traditions in Late Antiquity
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The Image of Alexander in Ancient Art
Alexander the Great and the History of Globalization
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Roman questions, Greek answers
Ethnic groups and boundaries
Graecia Capta
Dialogues in Roman imperialism
The mirror of Herodotus
The ethnic origins of nations
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Race Relations in the Early Roman Empire
Space, Geography, and Politics in the Early Roman Empire
Being Greek under Rome
Langage et pouvoir symbolique
The Stoic View of the Career and Character of Alexander the Great
Plutarch and Alexander
Cicero's Ideal in his de Republica
The Civic Tradition and Roman Athens
Becoming Roman, staying Greek
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Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |