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Plutarch and his Roman Readers (Hardcover)
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Plutarch and his Roman Readers (Hardcover)
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Plutarch's focus on the great leaders of the classical world, his
anecdotal style, and his self-presentation as a good-natured friend
and wise counsellor have appealed over the centuries to a wide
audience, persons as diverse as Beethoven and Benjamin Franklin,
Shakespeare and Harry Truman. This collection of essays on
Plutarch's Parallel Lives examines the moral issues Plutarch
recognized behind political leadership, and relates his writings to
the audience of leading generals and administrators of the Roman
empire which he aimed to influence, and to the larger social and
political context of the reigns of the Flavian emperors and their
successors, Nerva and Trajan, during which he wrote. The essays
explore Plutarch's considered views on how his contemporaries could
- and we ourselves can - learn from the successes and failures of
the great men of the past.
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