Abstract Given Plutarch’s fragmentary piece on Aristophanes and Menander (Mor. 853A–854D), a piece of Table Talk on almost the same topic (Mor. 711A–713F) and various attacks on comic poets scattered through the Lives, one might believe that Plutarch is a staid, conservative and humourless author. But several other instances in his writings reveal a playful, facetious, witty and humorous Plutarch. This paper will focus on the Quaestiones Convivales, which bear ample witness to this aspect of Plutarch’s personality and authorial technique. It will examine the ways in which he introduces and describes the various interlocutors, discuss certain comments (or arguments) with which he tries to ridicule his philosophical opponents, notably the Stoics and the Epicureans, try to distinguish the various manifestations of Plutarch’s humour (spontaneous reaction, literary device, pleasantry, witticism, irony) and finally suggest that Plutarch’s stance and attitude towards playfulness, comic situations and laughter may ultimately be affected, at least in part, by his allegiance to Plato.

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Quaestiones Convivales：普鲁塔克的幽默感是他柏拉图主义的证据

摘要 鉴于普鲁塔克关于阿里斯托芬和米南德的片断（Mor. 853A-854D）、几乎相同主题的 Table Talk（Mor. 711A-713F）以及对散布在生活中的喜剧诗人的各种攻击，人们可能会认为普鲁塔克是一位沉稳、保守且没有幽默感的作家。但他作品中的其他几个例子揭示了一个顽皮、滑稽、诙谐和幽默的普鲁塔克。本文将重点讨论 Quaestiones Convivales，它充分证明了普鲁塔克的个性和创作技巧的这一方面。它将检查他介绍和描述各种对话者的方式，讨论他试图嘲笑他的哲学对手，特别是斯多葛派和伊壁鸠鲁派的某些评论（或论点），