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Plutarch's Story of Agesilaos; A Narratological Commentary

Trego, Kristine M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242847730

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2009, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Classics.
This analysis will look at the narration and structure of Plutarch's Agesilaos. The project will offer insight into the methods by which the narrator constructs and presents the story of the life of a well-known historical figure and how his narrative techniques effects his reliability as a historical source. There is an abundance of exceptional recent studies on Plutarch's interaction with and place within the historical tradition, his literary and philosophical influences, the role of morals in his Lives, and his use of source material, however there has been little scholarly focus - but much interest - in the examination of how Plutarch constructs his narratives to tell the stories they do. An examination of Plutarch through a narratological lens will illuminate the narrative of Agesilaos through functional analysis. Such a study can prove the utility of approaching any of Plutarch's Bioi, individually and collectively, with this method and how it can offer new insights into this author, ancient narrative techniques and devices, and how stories are created, changed, and received. Looking at the construction of narrative and its effects will aid investigations into many of these and other questions.
Holt Parker, PhD (Committee Chair)
Peter van Minnen, PhD (Committee Member)
Kathryn Gutzwiller, PhD (Committee Member)
271 p.
Classical Studies
Plutarch; Agesilaos; Agesilaus; Narratology

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  • Trego, K. M. (2009). Plutarch's Story of Agesilaos; A Narratological Commentary [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242847730

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Trego, Kristine. Plutarch's Story of Agesilaos; A Narratological Commentary. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242847730.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Trego, Kristine. "Plutarch's Story of Agesilaos; A Narratological Commentary." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242847730

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