{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-plutarch-paperback-9780521176569","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Plutarch (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521176569","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Plutarch\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEngaging introduction by leading scholars to the many aspects of Plutarch's numerous and varied works and their subsequent reception.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrances B. Titchener (Edited by), Alexei V. Zadorojnyi (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521176569, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 July 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e502 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 2.7 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePlutarch is one of the most prolific and important writers from antiquity. His Parallel Lives continue to be an invaluable historical source, and the numerous essays in his Moralia, covering everything from marriage to the Delphic Oracle, are crucial evidence for ancient philosophy and cultural history. This volume provides an engaging introduction to all aspects of his work, including his method and purpose in writing the Lives, his attitudes toward daily life and intimate relations, his thoughts on citizenship and government, his relationship to Plato and the second Sophistic, and his conception of foreign or 'other'.  Attention is also paid to his style and rhetoric. Plutarch's works have also been important in subsequent periods, and an introduction to their reception history in Byzantium, Italy, England, Spain, and France is provided. A distinguished team of contributors together helps the reader begin to navigate this most varied and fascinating of writers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Plutarch and Biography Christophe Pellingr\u003cbr\u003e 2. Romanness and Greekness in Plutarch Manuel Tröster\u003cbr\u003e 3. Plutarch as moral educator Timothy Duff\u003cbr\u003e 4. In the spirit of Plato Jan Opsomer\u003cbr\u003e 5. Plutarch as a Polemicist John Dillon and Alexei Zadorojnyi\u003cbr\u003e 6. Religion and myth in Plutarch Robert Lamberton\u003cbr\u003e 7. Plutarch at the symposium Katerina Oikonomopoulou\u003cbr\u003e 8. Language, style, and Rhetoric Donald Russell\u003cbr\u003e 9. Plutarch and classical Greece Philip Stadter\u003cbr\u003e 10. Great men: leadership in Plutarch's lives Mark Beck\u003cbr\u003e 11. Thinking 'Private Life': Plutarch on gender, sexuality, family Françoise Frazier\u003cbr\u003e 12. Wealth and decadence in Plutarch's lives Christopher Pelling\u003cbr\u003e 13. Plutarch and the Barbarian 'Other' Eran Almagor\u003cbr\u003e 14. Plutarch and Animals Judith Mossman and Alexei Zadorojnyi\u003cbr\u003e 15. Plutarch in Byzantium Noreen Humble\u003cbr\u003e 16. Plutarch in the Italian Renaissance Marianne Pade\u003cbr\u003e 17. Plutarch and the Spanish Renaissance Aurelio Pérez Jiménez\u003cbr\u003e 18. Plutarch and Shakespeare: Reviving the dead Julia Griffin\u003cbr\u003e 19. Plutarch in France: sixteenth to eighteenth centuries Katherine MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000189047064,"sku":"9780521176569","price":27.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521176569i_b3009830-2975-45a3-aa39-6666ba5d2006.jpg?v=1691373181","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-plutarch-paperback-9780521176569","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}