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Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives
Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives

Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives

Author: 
Plutarch; Philip A. Stadter; Robin Waterfield
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'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.' In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power. In prose that is rich, elegant and sprinkled with learned references, he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. While drawing chiefly on historical sources, he brings to biography a natural story-teller's ear for a good anecdote. Throughout the ages Plutarch's Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm. This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition. The most comprehensive selection available, it is accompanied by a lucid introduction, explanatory notes, bibliographies, maps and indexes.

Index: 

General Introduction
Translator's Note
Select Bibliography
Chronography
Maps
 
ROMAN LIVES
Cato the Elder
Sulla
Aemilius Paullus
Pompey
The Gracchi
Marius
Julius Caesar
Anthony 
 
Roman Money and Measures
Special Terms
Note on Roman Names
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Index of Literary and Historical Sources Cited by Plutarch
Index of Proper Names

About the author: 

Philip A Stadter is Falk Professor in the Humanities at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Product details

ISBN : 9780199537389

Author: 
Plutarch; Philip A. Stadter; Robin Waterfield
Pages
608 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
128 x 196 mm
Pub date
Sep 2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
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Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives

Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives

Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives