Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls
Author: Plutarch
Publisher:
Published: 1911
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13:
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The Children's Plutarch
Author: Frederick James Gould
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Published: 2018-10-10
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780342231652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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
Published: 2008-09-11
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 0199537380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlutarch 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.
Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls
Author: W. H. Weston
Publisher: Yesterdays Classics
Published: 2008-09
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781599152936
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSelected 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.
On Sparta
Author: Plutarch
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2005-05-26
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0141925507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlutarch'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.
Our Young Folk's Plutarch
Author: Plutarch
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-26
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781015495951
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 360
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Author: Plutarch
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 902
ISBN-13: 9781853267949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlutarch 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 Makers of Rome
Author: Plutarch
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2004-04-29
Total Pages: 714
ISBN-13: 0141920459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. Selected from Plutarch's Roman Lives, they include prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history, such as soldierly Marcellus, eloquent Cato and cautious Fabius. Here too are vivid portraits of ambitious, hot-tempered Coriolanus; objective, principled Brutus and open-hearted Mark Anthony, who would later be brought to life by Shakespeare. In recounting the lives of these great leaders, Plutarch also explores the problems of statecraft and power and illustrates the Roman people's genius for political compromise, which led to their mastery of the ancient world.
The Age of Alexander
Author: Plutarch
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2012-03-01
Total Pages: 664
ISBN-13: 0141970383
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlutarch'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.
