Plutarch's life of Alcibiades : story, text and moralism /

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At the beginning of the second century AD, Plutarch of Chaeronea wrote a series of pairs of biographies of Greek and Roman statesmen. Their purpose is moral: the reader is invited to reflect on important ethical issues and to use the example of these great men from the past to improve his or her own...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Verdegem, Simon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Publicado: Leuven : Leuven University Press, ©2010.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Plutarch. > Alcibiades.
Plutarch > Criticism and interpretation.
Plutarch
Plutarchus. > Gaius Marcius et Alcibiades > Alcibiades.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > European > General.
Languages & Literatures.
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:At the beginning of the second century AD, Plutarch of Chaeronea wrote a series of pairs of biographies of Greek and Roman statesmen. Their purpose is moral: the reader is invited to reflect on important ethical issues and to use the example of these great men from the past to improve his or her own conduct. This book offers the first full-scale commentary on the Life of Alcibiades. It examines how Plutarch's biography of one of classical Athens' most controversial politicians functions within the moral programme of the Parallel Lives. Built upon the narratological distinction between story an.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (499 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-467) and indexes.
ISBN:9789461660091
946166009X

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