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Plutarch: Upon the Malice of Herodotus
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This chapter includes the original Greek text of Plutarch's The Malice of Herodotus. It discusses how Plutarch called Herodotus out on several of its errors, outlining the factors that serve as signs of a narrative made in malice rather than in an open and honest intent. It also mentions Plutarch's criticisms for Herodotus's use of very fierce nouns and verbs. This chapter mentions how Plutarch viewed digressions and diversions in history that should belong in myths and takes of the distant past or paragraphs of praise. It also points out how Plutarch disagreed with Herodotus in choosing the worse event in writing when two or more accounts are available.
Title: Plutarch: Upon the Malice of Herodotus
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This chapter includes the original Greek text of Plutarch's The Malice of Herodotus.
It discusses how Plutarch called Herodotus out on several of its errors, outlining the factors that serve as signs of a narrative made in malice rather than in an open and honest intent.
It also mentions Plutarch's criticisms for Herodotus's use of very fierce nouns and verbs.
This chapter mentions how Plutarch viewed digressions and diversions in history that should belong in myths and takes of the distant past or paragraphs of praise.
It also points out how Plutarch disagreed with Herodotus in choosing the worse event in writing when two or more accounts are available.
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