Dancing with Plutarch: dance and dance theory in Plutarch’s Table Talk

Carlos A Martins de Jesus

The aim of this paper is to analyze Plutarch’s discussion of the different kinds of ancient dance and their meaning in the Table Talk. Besides a large section from Book 9 (question 15), all of it concerning the parts of dance and their relation to poetry, we focus on those other moments where different rhythms of dance are discussed. Looking beyond the Plutarchan material, we search for the implications of this subject in terms of philanthropia and moderation, concepts extremely important in all nine books of the Table Talk.

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ISBN:
eISBN: 978-989-26-0908-9
DOI: 10.14195/978-989-8281-17-3_37
Área: Artes e Humanidades
Páginas: 403-414
Data: 2009

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