Yamagata, Naoko
(2010). Hesiod in Plato - Second fiddle to Homer?
In: Boys-Stones, G. and Haubold, J. eds.
Plato and Hesiod.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 68–88.
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Abstract
This chapter surveys the relationship between Homer and Hesiod in Plato's work, focusing on the ways in which different Platonic characters portray and invoke the two poets. Tabulating and analysing Platonic allusions to Hesiod, it concludes that Plato depicts Socrates as a lover of Homer, whereas his interlocutors draw more freely on Hesiod. Moreover, there appears to be a tendency among Platonic speakers to be more optimistic about the truth of ‘Homeric’ myths (i.e. myths constructed from Homeric elements) than that of ‘Hesiodic’ ones.
| Item Type: |
Book Chapter
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| Copyright Holders: |
2010 Oxford University Press |
| ISBN: |
0-19-923634-8, 978-0-19-923634-3 |
| Keywords: |
Hesiod; Plato; Socrates; Homer; myths |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > Classical Studies |
| Item ID: |
21659 |
| Depositing User: |
Jean Fone
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| Date Deposited: |
22 Jun 2010 08:26 |
| Last Modified: |
23 Oct 2012 14:26 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/21659 |
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