Essays Paperback - 1993
by Plutarch; Robin Waterfield (Translator); Introduction by Ian Kidd
Summary
Born at the very heart of Greece—between Athens and Apollo's shrine at Delphi—in the mid-40s of the first century CE, Plutarch combined an intense love of his locality and family with a cosmopolitan outlook that embraced the whole Roman Empire. His encyclopaedic writings form a treasure trove of ancient wisdom, yet his strong religious feelings and deeply humanist temperament give them all a compelling and individual voice. Whether he is offering abstract speculation or practical ethics, fresh and arresting reflections on anger and flattery, military versus intellectual glory or the reasoning powers of animals, Plutarch's charm and personality constantly shine through. Above all, concludes Kidd, his essays remain magnificently readable, works that 'can still entertain, instruct, stimulate and educate us and also introduce us to one of the most attractive characters in classical literature'.
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- Title Essays
- Author Plutarch; Robin Waterfield (Translator); Introduction by Ian Kidd
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Printing
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date 1993-04-06
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780140445640 / 0140445641
- Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 7.78 x 5.12 x 1.09 in (19.76 x 13.00 x 2.77 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Cultural Region: Mediterranean
- Library of Congress subjects Ethics, Greek essays - Translations into English
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94113079
- Dewey Decimal Code 888.010
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