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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 - (Modern Library Classics) (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 - (Modern Library Classics) (Paperback)

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  • Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time.
  • About the Author: James Atlas is the author of Bellow: A Biography and is the general editor of the Penguin Lives series.
  • 816 Pages
  • Biography & Autobiography, Historical
  • Series Name: Modern Library Classics

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Offers biographies of Greek and Roman leaders and compares their personal qualities and accomplishments.



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Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they led ultimately to tragedy or victory. Richly anecdotal and full of detail, Volume I contains profiles and comparisons of Romulus and Theseus, Numa and Lycurgus, Fabius and Pericles, and many more powerful figures of ancient Greece and Rome.

The present translation, originally published in 1683 in conjunction with a life of Plutarch by John Dryden, was revised in 1864 by the poet and scholar Arthur Hugh Clough, whose notes and preface are also included in this edition.



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"A Bible for heroes."



About the Author



James Atlas is the author of Bellow: A Biography and is the general editor of the Penguin Lives series. He lives in New York City.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 816
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Series Title: Modern Library Classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Format: Paperback
Author: Plutarch
Language: English
Street Date: April 10, 2001
TCIN: 93506694
UPC: 9780375756764
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-1634
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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