Reading history ethically: Plutarch on Alexander’s murder of Cleitus (Alex. 50-52.2)
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Date
2019ISSN
0258-655XPublisher
International Plutarch SocietyPlace of publication
Cincinnati, OhioSource
PloutarchosVolume
16Pages
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This paper offers a close reading of Plutarch’s treatment of Alexander’s
murder of Cleitus in the Life of Alexander (50-52.2), analyzing the specific
narrative techniques that Plutarch employs to draw his readers to reflect on
several aspects of Alexander’s character and actively engage them with the
complexities involved in the process of moral evaluation. Though Alexander’s
murder of Cleitus constitutes a pure stain on Alexander’s moral record, I argue
that Plutarch’s narrative offers a repertoire of thought-prompts that further readers’
understanding of Alexander’s character and morally disconcerting actions.
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