About this title: Written at the beginning of the second century A.D., it forms a brilliant social history of the ancient world. Plutarch was a man of immense erudition who had traveled widely throughout the Roman Empire, and the Lives are richly anecdotal and full of detail.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Volume 1. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Reprint. Modern Library (Hardcover)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780679600084ISBN:0679600086
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Minor extremity wear, light rubbing to DJ otherwise a near fine copy. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards (Grey Boards). 764 p. Index. Audience: General/trade. Plutarch was a man of immense erudition who had traveled widely throughout the Roman Empire, and the Lives are richly anecdotal and full of detail. They were the principal source of Shakespeare's Roman plays. read more
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780679600084ISBN:0679600086
Description: As New in As New dust jacket. 0679600086. Volume 1 of Plutarch's Lives. 1992 Modern Library Edition, first printing cloth hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition. Unread. Protective mylar cover. Modern Library Series, Vol. 1 1.42 x 8.03 x 5.59 Inches. read more
Edition: Limited Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: The Colonial Company, New York
Date Published: 1905
Description: Illustrated by illustrated. Good with no dust jacket. Limited Editon #863 of 1, 000; Cover Showing Some Wear, Minor Tearing on Page Tips; 414 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition, Fifth Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: September 1992
ISBN-13:9780679600084ISBN:0679600086
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Used. Volumes I and II. Both books are fine in fine jackets. read more
"I sat down to read this book not realizing that it would be like sitting down to read an encyclopedia. I'll use it as a reference in the future, but I just couldn't bring myself to read the entire thing."
"One of the devices of Plutarch is to draw comparisons between the famous Greeks and later Romans. For instance, the first sketch in this version features the Athenian Theseus. Plutarch equates him to a Roman founder, Romulus.
There is the story of Themistocles, whose talents helped to defeat the Persian fleet at Salamis and whose strategizing was a key part of the Greeks' overall victory. There is also the tale of the unhappiness that he faced afterwards, including the ironic flight from Athens. His death, by suicide, was designed to avoid his having to lead a fleet against the Greek fleet.
The work continues with a depiction of the great Pericles, followed by the story of Alcibiades. Alexander the Great is also discussed, along with a handful of other noble Greeks.
This is a wonderful introduction to classical Greece. For those interested in a deeper sense of the roots of Western civilization, this provides a nice entrée."
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