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- Title
Sôphrosunê and the Poets.
- Authors
Joosse, Albert
- Abstract
This paper considers the intertextual role of two citations in Plato’s Charmides. The first, from Homer, is introduced by Socrates. The second, from Hesiod, is introduced by Critias. I argue that these citations reveal their full meaning only when their original contexts are considered. In particular, the source context in Hesiod makes clear that Critias’ citation is meant as a response to Socrates’ quote. The dialectic between Critias and Socrates thus turns into a poetic rivalry. It is a rivalry with substantive implications about sôphrosunê and that raises larger questions about authority and interpretation.
- Subjects
CHARMIDES (Book : Plato); PLATO, 428-347 B.C.; HESIOD, fl. 8th century B.C.; GREEK poetry; GREEK poets; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations
- Publication
Mnemosyne, 2018, Vol 71, Issue 4, p574
- ISSN
0026-7074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/1568525X-12342329