The Cambridge Companion to Plutarch - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Frances B. Titchener, Alexei V. ZadorojnyiSeries:Cambridge Companions to LiteratureTheme:Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)Publish date:2023-07-13Pages:502
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521176569ISBN-10:521176565UPC:9780521176569Book Category:Literary Collections, History, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient, Ancient and ClassicalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.52Product ID:SCEF9EVK9D
Plutarch is one of the most prolific and important writers from antiquity. His Parallel Lives continue to be an invaluable historical source, and the numerous essays in his Moralia, covering everything from marriage to the Delphic Oracle, are crucial evidence for ancient philosophy and cultural history. This volume provides an engaging introduction to all aspects of his work, including his method and purpose in writing the Lives, his attitudes toward daily life and intimate relations, his thoughts on citizenship and government, his relationship to Plato and the second Sophistic, and his conception of foreign or 'other'. Attention is also paid to his style and rhetoric. Plutarch's works have also been important in subsequent periods, and an introduction to their reception history in Byzantium, Italy, England, Spain, and France is provided. A distinguished team of contributors together helps the reader begin to navigate this most varied and fascinating of writers.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521176569ISBN-10:521176565UPC:9780521176569Book Category:Literary Collections, History, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient, Ancient and ClassicalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.52Product ID:SCEF9EVK9D
Titchener, Frances B.: - Frances B. Titchener is Distinguished Professor of History and Classics at Utah State University. Involved with the International Plutarch Society since 1987, she is co-editor of Ploutarchos, the journal of the IPS. She is also a co-editor of Fame and Infamy (2015) and of Plutarch's Cities (2022).Zadorojnyi, Alexei V.: - Alexei Zadorojnyi is Senior Lecturer in Greek Language and Culture at the University of Liverpool. He has published numerous articles and chapters on Plutarch as well as other Greek and Roman authors of the imperial period.
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