The Cambridge Companion to Plutarch

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Frances B. Titchener (Utah State University) Alexei V. Zadorojnyi (University of Liverpool)

The Cambridge Companion to Plutarch

Frances B. Titchener (Utah State University), Alexei V. Zadorojnyi (University of Liverpool)

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Cambridge University Press
13 July 2023

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; History

Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature

Plutarch is one of the most prolific and important writers from antiquity. His Parallel Lives continue to be an invaluable historical source, and the numerous essays in his Moralia, covering everything from marriage to the Delphic Oracle, are crucial evidence for ancient philosophy and cultural history. This volume provides an engaging introduction to all aspects of his work, including his method and purpose in writing the Lives, his attitudes toward daily life and intimate relations, his thoughts on citizenship and government, his relationship to Plato and the second Sophistic, and his conception of foreign or 'other'.

Attention is also paid to his style and rhetoric. Plutarch's works have also been important in subsequent periods, and an introduction to their reception history in Byzantium, Italy, England, Spain, and France is provided. A distinguished team of contributors together helps the reader begin to navigate this most varied and fascinating of writers.

Edited by: Frances B. Titchener (Utah State University), Alexei V. Zadorojnyi (University of Liverpool)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 747g
ISBN: 9780521176569
ISBN 10: 0521176565
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
Pages: 502
Publication Date: 13 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frances B. Titchener is Distinguished Professor of History and Classics at Utah State University. Involved with the International Plutarch Society since 1987, she is co-editor of Ploutarchos, the journal of the IPS. She is also a co-editor of Fame and Infamy (2015) and of Plutarch's Cities (2022). Alexei Zadorojnyi is Senior Lecturer in Greek Language and Culture at the University of Liverpool. He has published numerous articles and chapters on Plutarch as well as other Greek and Roman authors of the imperial period.