Plutarch is one of the most prolific and important writers from antiquity. This volume provides an engaging introduction to all aspects of his work, treating both the Parallel Lives and the essays known collectively as Moralia. It also includes an introduction to their substantial and important reception history.
Plutarch is one of the most prolific and important writers from antiquity. This volume provides an engaging introduction to all aspects of his work, treating both the Parallel Lives and the essays known collectively as Moralia. It also includes an introduction to their substantial and important reception history.
Preface and acknowledgements Introduction 1. Plutarch and Biography Christophe Pellingr 2. Romanness and Greekness in Plutarch Manuel Tröster 3. Plutarch as moral educator Timothy Duff 4. In the spirit of Plato Jan Opsomer 5. Plutarch as a Polemicist John Dillon and Alexei Zadorojnyi 6. Religion and myth in Plutarch Robert Lamberton 7. Plutarch at the symposium Katerina Oikonomopoulou 8. Language, style, and Rhetoric Donald Russell 9. Plutarch and classical Greece Philip Stadter 10. Great men: leadership in Plutarch's lives Mark Beck 11. Thinking 'Private Life': Plutarch on gender, sexuality, family Françoise Frazier 12. Wealth and decadence in Plutarch's lives Christopher Pelling 13. Plutarch and the Barbarian 'Other' Eran Almagor 14. Plutarch and Animals Judith Mossman and Alexei Zadorojnyi 15. Plutarch in Byzantium Noreen Humble 16. Plutarch in the Italian Renaissance Marianne Pade 17. Plutarch and the Spanish Renaissance Aurelio Pérez Jiménez 18. Plutarch and Shakespeare: Reviving the dead Julia Griffin 19. Plutarch in France: sixteenth to eighteenth centuries Katherine MacDonald Bibliography.
Preface and acknowledgements Introduction 1. Plutarch and Biography Christophe Pellingr 2. Romanness and Greekness in Plutarch Manuel Tröster 3. Plutarch as moral educator Timothy Duff 4. In the spirit of Plato Jan Opsomer 5. Plutarch as a Polemicist John Dillon and Alexei Zadorojnyi 6. Religion and myth in Plutarch Robert Lamberton 7. Plutarch at the symposium Katerina Oikonomopoulou 8. Language, style, and Rhetoric Donald Russell 9. Plutarch and classical Greece Philip Stadter 10. Great men: leadership in Plutarch's lives Mark Beck 11. Thinking 'Private Life': Plutarch on gender, sexuality, family Françoise Frazier 12. Wealth and decadence in Plutarch's lives Christopher Pelling 13. Plutarch and the Barbarian 'Other' Eran Almagor 14. Plutarch and Animals Judith Mossman and Alexei Zadorojnyi 15. Plutarch in Byzantium Noreen Humble 16. Plutarch in the Italian Renaissance Marianne Pade 17. Plutarch and the Spanish Renaissance Aurelio Pérez Jiménez 18. Plutarch and Shakespeare: Reviving the dead Julia Griffin 19. Plutarch in France: sixteenth to eighteenth centuries Katherine MacDonald Bibliography.
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