Author: PlutarchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls
Author: PlutarchThe Children's Plutarch
Author: Frederick James GouldPublisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342231652
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Roman Lives
Author: Plutarch,Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199537380
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power.
On Sparta
Author: PlutarchPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141925507
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Through his Lives of Sparta's leaders and his recording of memorable Spartan Sayings he depicts a people who lived frugally and mastered their emotions in all aspects of life, who also disposed of unhealthy babies in a deep chasm, introduced a gruelling regime of military training for boys, and treated their serfs brutally. Rich in anecdote and detail, Plutarch's writing brings to life the personalities and achievements of Sparta with unparalleled flair and humanity.
Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls
Author: W. H. WestonPublisher: Yesterdays Classics
ISBN: 9781599152936
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Selected lives from Plutarch admirably retold by W. H. Weston, including six Greeks (Aristides, Themistocles, Pelopidas, Timoleon, Alexander, Philopoemen) and six Romans (Coriolanus, Tiberius Gracchus, Caius Gracchus, Caius Marius, Julius Caesar, and Brutus). Introductory material by the reteller sets each life in its historical context. Suitable for ages 10 and up.
Our Young Folk's Plutarch
Author: PlutarchPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015495951
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls
Author: Selected Lives
Author: PlutarchPublisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853267949
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
Plutarch of Chaeronea is one of the great storytellers of antiquity, a writer whose ability to create unforgettable scenes matches the grandeur of his subject matter. The heroes of his Lives were the great men of antiquity, often greatly flawed, but with tragic depth and epic stature. Thomas North's translation, one of the most splendid works of sixteenth-century English prose, presents a vigorous and passionate version of the Lives whose qualities so attracted Shakespeare that he used North as his major source for Julius Caesar, Coriolanus and Antony & Cleopatra. This collection includes all the Lives which Shakespeare used and a selection of others which aim to show the variety and range of Plutarch's writing.
The Age of Alexander
Author: PlutarchPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141970383
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Plutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature, drawn on by writers and statesmen since the Renaissance, most notably by Shakespeare. This selection provides intimate glimpses into the lives of these men, depicting, as he put it, 'those actions which illuminate the workings of the soul'. We learn why the mild Artaxerxes forced the killer of his usurping brother to undergo the horrific 'death of two boats'; why the noble Dion repeatedly risked his life for the ungrateful mobs of Syracuse; why Demosthenes delivered a funeral oration for the soldiers he had deserted in battle; and why Alexander, the most enigmatic of tyrants, self-destructed after conquering half the world.
Author: Plutarch