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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. book is tight with no markings, some tanning to page edges, some minor serration along bottom page edge apparently seperating pages, boards have some soiling and rubbing.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. Harrison,1942. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear.Lightly foxed inside cover. Bookplate inside front cover. Binding is beginning to crack between pages 16 and 17. Pages are clean and unmarked. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. An edition that sports very mild soiling, otherwise in Fine condition ; Howard's book is the first comprehensive study of the influence of Plutarch on eighteenth-century European literature. She shows how Plutarch's biographies, moral essays, and histories influenced the major writers of the period, from Voltaire to Rousseau. Howard provides a wealth of new information on the ways in which Plutarch's work was adapted and translated, as well as on the ways in which his ideas were used to criticize or justify the political and social order of his time.; 8vo; 217 pages.

Condition: Very Good. 276 pp., Hardcover, spine faded else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

Originalleinen. Condition: Gut. X; 217 S.; 23 cm. Gutes Ex. - Für George W. Howard. - Englisch. // INHALT : PREFACE --- PLUTARCH OF CHAERONEA AND THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY MILIEU --- EDITIONS, TRANSLATIONS, COMMENTARIES, AND IMITATIONS APPEARING IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY --- PLUTARCH AS A SOURCE --- DRAMA --- BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY --- THE ESSAY --- OTHER GENRES --- MISCELLANEOUS --- CONCLUSION --- SOURCES CONSULTED --- APPENDIX A THE TRADITIONAL ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF THE --- MORALIA --- APPENDIX B THE TRADITIONAL ORDER OF THE PARALLEL, LIVES --- APPENDIX C ORDER OF THE PARALLEL LIVES IN THE CHRONOLOGICAL, SEQUENCE OF THE GREEK LIVES --- APPENDIX D THE LOST WRITINGS OF PLUTARCH // The purpose of this book has been primarily the investigation of the works of the chief literary figures in Europe in the eighteenth century with the view of discovering their acquaintance with, and use of, the Lives and Moralia of Plutarch. My original design had involved research in the writings of all European countries and in America. As the extent of Plutarch's influence unfolded, however, it became necessary to limit the scope of the study to chief literary figures of the major European literatures. Initial focus on the eighteenth century had already established a chronological limitation comprising the Age of Reason and Enlightenment. As the study progressed, I modified its character somewhat by including aspects of pre-Romanticism as manifested in literary productions in the world of ideas of the Enlightenment period. The modification became necessary in view of the strength of the movement and the magnitude of Plutarch's influence. I define major European literatures as those of France, England, Germany, and Italy. By the term chief literary figures, I mean those writers who have been so adjudged in the crucible of time, and whose work best reflects the prevailing climate of ideas. Writers and trends of less note have been included where circumstance appeared to justify their inclusion. (Vorwort) Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.