عنوان

Greek lives :

(Number (ISBN

0192825011

(Number (ISBN

9780192825018

Number

b778185

Title Proper

Greek lives :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a selection of nine Greek lives /

First Statement of Responsibility

Plutarch ; translated by Robin Waterfield ; with introductions and notes by Philip A. Stadter.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Oxford :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1998.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxxiii, 483 pages :

Other Physical Details

maps ;

Dimensions

20 cm.

Series Title

Oxford world's classics

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxviii-xxx) and indexes.

Text of Note

"Plutarch's biographies of eminent Greeks and Romans are renowned not just for their historical importance but also for their insights into the personalities they describe. In prose that is rich, elegant, and sprinkled with learned references, Plutarch explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is implicitly to warn and educate those in his own day who wielded power. Plutarch brought to biography not only a clear moral objective, but also a natural storyteller's ear for a good anecdote. Influential in their own day, the Lives were drawn on by later historians and writers, including Shakespeare." "This selection of nine Lives, chosen for their range and interest, offers a new translation as well as a lucid introduction and helpful notes and indexes."--Jacket.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Oxford Univ Pr, 2001 Evans rd, Cary, NC, USA, 27513

General Material Designation

Lives.

Form Subheading

Selections.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Plutarch-- Translations into English.

Greece, Biography, Early works to 1800.

Greece.

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7

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

Class number

System Code

Plutarch.

Stadter, Philip A.

Waterfield, Robin,1952-

Date of Transaction

20201203114156.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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