The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives

by Plutarch

Other authorsIan Scott-Kilvert (Translator)
Paperback, 1983

Status

Available

Call number

920.038

Tags

Penguin Classics, Penguin black 1, Greece, biography, ethics, essays, history

Genres

Collection

Your library

Publication

Penguin Classics (1983), Paperback, 448 pages

Description

Plutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature. 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'.

User reviews

LibraryThing member timspalding
Good Penguinization of the Hellenistic lives. Note the LC cataloger's editorial addition "[Translated from the Latin]." Dufus.
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LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
Ian Scot-Kilvert was well chosen for this selection from Plutarch's lives. It is a good entrance to the Hellenistic World. I repeat that this Penguin series misses a good deal of material and if you are looking for other stuff than this set of nine, a complete translation is available in the Great
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 Books of the western world series.
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Subjects

Greece Biography
Greece Biography Early works to 1800

Language

English

Original language

Greek (Ancient)

Original publication date

120

Physical description

448 p.; 7.7 inches

ISBN

0140442863 / 9780140442861

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