Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives (Oxford World's Classics)

Plutarch; Waterfield, Robin

ISBN 10: 019282502X / ISBN 13: 9780192825025

Published by Oxford University Press (edition Reissue edition), 2000

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 019282502X-7-1-13

Synopsis:

Marcus Cato Sulla Aemilius Paullus Pompey The Gracchi Marius Julius Caesar Anthony '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.

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

Bibliographic Details

Title: Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives (...
Publisher: Oxford University Press (edition Reissue edition)
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: Reissue edition.