The Statesman in Plutarch's Works

The Statesman in Plutarch's Works
Author: Lukas De Blois
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2004
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9004137955

The papers in this volume concentrate on political, philosophical, and literary aspects of Plutarch's presentation of statesmen and their activities, and on the aftermath of this Plutarchan heritage.

The Statesman in Plutarch's Works, Volume I: Plutarch's Statesman and his Aftermath: Political, Philosophical, and Literary Aspects

The Statesman in Plutarch's Works, Volume I: Plutarch's Statesman and his Aftermath: Political, Philosophical, and Literary Aspects
Author: Jeroen Bons
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2017-07-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047413822

This volume presents the first half of the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the International Plutarch Society (2002). The selected papers are divided by theme in sections concentrating on political, philosophical, and literary aspects of Plutarch's presentation of statesmen and their activities, and on the aftermath of this Plutarchan heritage. The volume bears witness to the ongoing, wide-ranging interest in the work of Plutarch.

The Statesman in Plutarch's Works, Volume II: The Statesman in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives

The Statesman in Plutarch's Works, Volume II: The Statesman in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives
Author: Lukas de Blois
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2017-07-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047405196

This volume presents the second half of the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the International Plutarch Society (2002). The selected papers are divided by theme in sections concentrating on statesmen and statesmanship in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives. The volume bears witness to the ongoing, wide-ranging interest in Plutarch's biographies.

The statesman in Plutarch&s works. 2. “The” statesman in Plutarch&s Greek and Roman "Lives"

The statesman in Plutarch&s works. 2. “The” statesman in Plutarch&s Greek and Roman
Author: Lukas De Blois
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2004
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9004138080

This volume presents the second half of the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the International Plutarch Society (2002). The selected papers are divided by theme in sections concentrating on statesmen and statesmanship in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives. The volume bears witness to the ongoing, wide-ranging interest in Plutarch's biographies.

The Unity of Plutarch's Work

The Unity of Plutarch's Work
Author: Anastasios Nikolaidis
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 869
Release: 2008-12-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 3110211661

This volume of collected essays explores the premise that Plutarch’s work, notwithstanding its amazing thematic multifariousness, constantly pivots on certain ideological pillars which secure its unity and coherence. So, unlike other similar books which, more or less, concentrate on either the Lives or the Moralia or on some particular aspect(s) of Plutarch’s œuvre, the articles of the present volume observe Plutarch at work in both Lives and Moralia, thus bringing forward and illustrating the inner unity of his varied literary production. The subject-matter of the volume is uncommonly wide-ranging and the studies collected here inquire into many important issues of Plutarchean scholarship: the conditions under which Plutarch’s writings were separated into two distinct corpora, his methods of work and the various authorial techniques employed, the interplay between Lives and Moralia, Plutarch and politics, Plutarch and philosophy, literary aspects of Plutarch’s œuvre, Plutarch on women, Plutarch in his epistemological and socio-historical context. In sum, this book brings Plutarchean scholarship to date by revisiting and discussing older and recent problematization concerning Plutarch, in an attempt to further illuminate his personality and work.

Plutarch's Politics

Plutarch's Politics
Author: Hugh Liebert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2016-09-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1316790959

Plutarch's Lives were once treasured. Today they are studied by classicists, known vaguely, if at all, by the educated public, and are virtually unknown to students of ancient political thought. The central claim of this book is that Plutarch shows how the political form of the city can satisfy an individual's desire for honor, even under the horizon of empire. Plutarch's argument turns on the difference between Sparta and Rome. Both cities stimulated their citizens' desire for honor, but Sparta remained a city by linking honor to what could be seen first-hand, whereas Rome became an empire by liberating honor from the shackles of the visible. Even under the rule of a distant power, however, allegiances and political actions tied to the visible world of the city remained. By resurrecting statesmen who thrived in autonomous cities, Plutarch hoped to rekindle some sense of the city's enduring appeal.

Plutarch and his Contemporaries

Plutarch and his Contemporaries
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 511
Release: 2024-02-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004687300

The volume puts into the spotlight overlaps and points of intersection between Plutarch and other writers of the imperial period. It contains twenty-eight contributions which adopt a comparative approach and put into sharper relief ongoing debates and shared concerns, revealing a complex topography of rearrangements and transfigurations of inherited topics, motifs, and ideas. Reading Plutarch alongside his contemporaries brings out distinctive features of his thought and uncovers peculiarities in his use of literary and rhetorical strategies, imagery, and philosophical concepts, thereby contributing to a better understanding of the empire’s culture in general, and Plutarch in particular.