Meanings and uses of the myth in Plutarch’s biographical work

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  • Analía Sapere
Keywords: Plutarch, Parallel Lives, myth, metaliterature

Abstract

In this paper we will investigate the function of mythical accounts in Plutarch’s Parallel Lives. First, we will study the different meanings of μῦθος and its derivatives; then we will analyze Plutarch’s reflections about the problem of sources in historical narrative, in order to prove that the author, far from disdaining mythical tales, capitalizes their use as a vehicle of topics and ideologies which give cohesion to the discourse of history in a community.

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Published
09-02-2016
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Sapere, A. (2016). Meanings and uses of the myth in Plutarch’s biographical work. Myrtia, 30, 77–98. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/myrtia/article/view/249951
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