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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Personal grief and public mourning in Plutarch’s consolation to his wife |
Author: | Baltussen, J. |
Citation: | American Journal of Philology, 2009; 130(1):67-98 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins Univ Press |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 0002-9475 1086-3168 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Han Baltussen |
Abstract: | In this paper I argue that Plutarch’s consolation letter to his wife is not merely an act of public posturing, but a moving personal document, a public statement on correct grieving, and a demonstration of the syncretistic trend in philosophy in early Imperial times. The letter can be connected to a tradition of ancient consolatory activities which established an ancient form of psychotherapy. Here I draw particular attention to the syncretistic aspect of philosophical stances. The case study provides a new and richer interpretation of this remarkable document, opening up further avenues for the study of the ancient consolation genre. |
Keywords: | Plutarch, grief, consolation, commonplaces, Plato, Epicurus, Stoics |
Description: | Copyright © 2009 The Johns Hopkins University Press |
DOI: | 10.1353/ajp.0.0044 |
Published version: | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ajp/summary/v130/130.1.baltussen.html |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Classics publications |
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