Search Type
  • All
  • Subject
  • Title
  • Author
  • Publisher
  • Series Title
Search Title

Download

Moralia, XIII

Platonic Essays

Moralia, XIII( )
Author: Plutarch,
Translator: Cherniss, Harold
Series title:Loeb Classical Library
ISBN:978-0-674-99470-6
Publication Date:Jan 1976
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $30.00
Book Description:

Plutarch (ca. AD 45-120) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the Parallel Lives are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the Moralia (Moral Essays). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of information concerning Greco-Roman society, traditions, ideals, ethics, and religion.

Book Details
Pages:400
Detailed Subjects: Drama / European / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.25 x 6.375 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.07 Pounds
Author Biography
Plutarch (Author)
PLUTARCH. c.46--c.125 Considered by many to be the most important Greek writer of the early Roman period, Plutarch was a member of a well-to-do Greek family, a chief magistrate, a priest at Delphi, and an exceptionally well-read individual. His philosophical views were based on those of Plato and, although a Greek, he esteemed the achievements and attributes of the Romans.

By the time Plutarch's works were published for the first time in the eleventh century, some had already been lost. He wrote innumerable essays on philosophical, historical, political, religious, and literary subjects, 78 of which survive today and are known collectively as the "Moralia." He is known primarily, however, for his Parallel Lives of Greeks and Romans, which consists of 50 biographies---23 of prominent Greeks, 23 of Roman leaders, and 4 separate lives---accompanied at intervals by short comparative essays. Although historical information is included in the work, Plutarch wrote it originally to inspire emulation in youth, so the emphasis is on character, moral choice, and anecdote. Sir Thomas North's 1579 translation into English of Parallel Lives became an important source for William Shakespeare which he used for three plays, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Coriolanus.

020



Featured Books

American Demon
Stashower, Daniel
Paperback: $20.00
Angels Fall
Roberts, Nora
Paperback: $16.99
The Book of Love
Link, Kelly
Hardback: $31.00

Rate this title:

Select your rating below then click 'submit'.






I do not wish to rate this title.