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Representations of Tragic Themes in Plutarch's Lives : Demetrius and Antony

Pontoropoulos, Antonios LU (2014) SPVR01 20141
Master's Programme: Language and Linguistics
Greek (Ancient and Byzantine)
Abstract
This thesis considers any existing representations of tragic themes in Plutarch's Lives of Demetrius and Antony. There is a modern debate regarding the nature of the tragic, which is initially adressed. The proposed themes are treated from the perspective of Plutarch's literary and moral intentions, namely the presentation of negative examples.
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author
Pontoropoulos, Antonios LU
supervisor
organization
course
SPVR01 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Plutarch tragedy representations
language
English
id
4469414
date added to LUP
2014-06-19 15:59:16
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2014-06-19 15:59:16
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  abstract     = {{This thesis considers any existing representations of tragic themes in Plutarch's Lives of Demetrius and Antony. There is a modern debate regarding the nature of the tragic, which is initially adressed. The proposed themes are treated from the perspective of Plutarch's literary and moral intentions, namely the presentation of negative examples.}},
  author       = {{Pontoropoulos, Antonios}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Representations of Tragic Themes in Plutarch's Lives : Demetrius and Antony}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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