Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2
$42.86
- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2001
Summary
Plutarch’s Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they led ultimately to tragedy or victory. Richly anecdotal and full of detail, Volume I contains profiles and comparisons of Romulus and Theseus, Numa and Lycurgus, Fabius and Pericles,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375756771 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375756779 |
| Author: | Plutarch, Arthur Hugh Clough, James Atlas, John Dryden |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2001 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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About The Author
Plutarch
James Atlas is the author of Bellow: A Biography and is the general editor of the Penguin Lives series. He lives in New York City.
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