Essays by Plutarch - ISBN: 9780140445640
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Ancient wisdom on morality, animals, death, and being human.

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    448 pages

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    26 January 2006

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Summary

This lively translation by Robin Waterfield re-creates the readable and elegant style of the original.

One of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world, Plutarch (c. AD 46 -120) used an encyclopedic knowledge of the Roman Empire to produce a compelling and individual voice. In this superb selection from his writings, he offers personal insights into moral subjects that include the virtue of listening, the danger of flattery and the avoidance of anger, alongside more speculative…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140445640
ISBN-10:0140445641
Author:Plutarch, Ian Kidd, Robin Waterfield
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:26 January 2006
Weight:500g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 35mm
Series:Penguin Classics
About The Author

Plutarch

PLUTARCH (circa 45 - 125 A.D.)

Plutarch is known to have written 227 works of various sorts. Of these, Parallel Lives and Morals have been the most influential for later generations.

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