Plutarch

Essays

Übersetzer: Waterfield, Robin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Plutarch wrote a large number of essays on ethical, scientific, philosophical, ephemeral, historical and literary topics. Even when dealing with technical subjects, the essays reflect the author's particular style - with anecdotes and quotations included.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 130mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9780140445640
• ISBN-10: 0140445641
• Artikelnr.: 21508113

Autorenporträt

Plutarch (c.50-c.120 AD) was a writer and thinker born into a wealthy, established family of Chaeronea in central Greece. He received the best possible education in rhetoric and philosophy, and traveled to Asia Minor and Egypt. Later, a series of visits to Rome and Italy contributed to his fame, which was given official recognition by the emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Plutarch rendered conscientious service to his province and city (where he continued to live), as well as holding a priesthood at nearby Delphi. His voluminous surviving writings are broadly divided into the "moral"works and the Parallel Lives of outstanding Greek and Roman leaders. The former (Moralia) are a mixture of rhetorical and antiquarian pieces, together with technical and moral philosophy (sometimes in dialogue form).  The Lives have been influential from the Renaissance onwards.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
ON LISTENING
Introduction
Essay
HOW TO DISTINGUISH A FLATTERER FROM A FRIEND
Introduction
Essay
ON BEING AWARE OF MORAL PROGRESS
Introduction
Essay
WHETHER MILITARY OR INTELLECTUAL EXPLOITS HAVE BROUGHT ATHENS MORE FAME
Introduction
Essay
ON THE AVOIDANCE OF ANGER
Introduction
Essay
ON CONTENTMENT
Introduction
Essay
ON GOD'S SLOWNESS TO PUNISH
Introduction
Essay
ON SOCRATES' PERSONAL DEITY
Introduction
Essay
IN CONSOLATION TO HIS WIFE
Introduction
Essay
ON THE USE OF REASON BY 'IRRATIONAL' ANIMALS
Introduction
Essay
Bibliography
Textual Appendix
Descriptive Index of Proper Names