Plutarch's Parallel lives : narrative technique and moral judgement /

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In the Parallel Lives Plutarch does not absolve his readers of the need for moral reflection by offering any sort of hard and fast rules for their moral judgement. Rather, he uses strategies to elicit readers' active engagement with the act of judging. This book, drawing on the insights of rece...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S. (Chrysanthos Stelios), 1987- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter, [2018]
Colección:Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; volume 57.
Temas:
Plutarch. > Lives.
Lives (Plutarch)
Judgment (Ethics)
Jugement (Morale)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Parallel Lives.
Plutarch.
moral judgement.
narrative technique.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface / Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S.
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction: Plutarch's Lives, Moralism, and Narrative Technique
  • 2. Life-Writing in Triangles: Plutarch, Readers, and the Men of History
  • 3. Emotion, Perception, and Cognition: The Individual and Society
  • 4. A Life without End?
  • 5. "It Remains to Consider the Lives in Parallel" (Ag./Cleom.-Gracchi 1.1)
  • 6. Conclusion: On the Malice of Plutarch?
  • Texts, translations, and abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index Locorum
  • Index Nominum et Rerum.

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