Greek Lives — Plutarch

As in books on geography Sossius Senecio the writers crowd the countries of which they know nothing into the furthest margins of their maps and write upon them legends such as In this direction lie waterless deserts full of wild beasts or Unexplored morasses or Here it is as cold as Scythia or A frozen sea so I in my writings on Parallel Lives go through that peri od of time where history rests on the firm basis of facts and may truly say All beyond this is portentous and fabulous inhabited by poets and mythologers and there is nothing true or certain Tanıtım Bülteninden

Plutarch tarafından kaleme alınan The Lives Gece Kitaplığı eseri olarak okurlarla buluşuyor The Lives Plutarch Kitap Özeti As in books on geography Sossius Senecio the writers crowd the countries of which they know nothing into the furthest margins of their maps and write upon them legends such as In this direction lie waterless deserts full of wild beasts or Unexplored morasses or Here it is as cold as Scythia or A frozen sea so I in my writings on Parallel Lives go through that peri od of time where history rests on the firm basis of facts and may truly say All beyond this is portentous and fabulous inhabited by poets and mythologers and there is nothing true or certain Yayınevi Gece Kitaplığı Yazar Plutarch Sayfa 139 Sayfa Kağıt 2 Hamur Boyut 12 70x20 30 cm Basım Yılı Kasım 2020 Barkod 9786257716499 Kategori Genel Felsefe

As in books on geography Sossius Senecio the writers crowd the countries of which they know nothing into the furthest margins of their maps and write upon them legends such as In this direction lie waterless deserts full of wild beasts or Unexplored morasses or Here it is as cold as Scythia or A frozen sea so I in my writings on Parallel Lives go through that peri od of time where history rests on the firm basis of facts and may truly say All beyond this is portentous and fabulous inhabited by poets and mythologers and there is nothing true or certain

As in books on geography Sossius Senecio the writers crowd the countries of which they know nothing into the furthest margins of their maps and write upon them legends such as In this direction lie waterless deserts full of wild beasts or Unexplored morasses or Here it is as cold as Scythia or A frozen sea so I in my writings on Parallel Lives go through that peri od of time where history rests on the firm basis of facts and may truly say All beyond this is portentous and fabulous inhabited by poets and mythologers and there is nothing true or certain img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img

As in books on geography Sossius Senecio the writers crowd the countries of which they know nothing into the furthest margins of their maps and write upon them legends such as In this direction lie waterless deserts full of wild beasts or Unexplored morasses or Here it is as cold as Scythia or A frozen sea so I in my writings on Parallel Lives go through that peri od of time where history rests on the firm basis of facts and may truly say All beyond this is portentous and fabulous inhabited by poets and mythologers and there is nothing true or certain

In the nine lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Greece He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power In prose that is rich elegant and sprinkled with learned references he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action While drawing chiefly on historical sources he brings to biography a natural story teller s ear for a good anecdote Throughout the ages Plutarch s Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition The most comprehensive selection available it is accompanied by a lucid introduction explanatory notes bibliographies maps and indexes

In the nine lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Greece He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power In prose that is rich elegant and sprinkled with learned references he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action While drawing chiefly on historical sources he brings to biography a natural story teller s ear for a good anecdote Throughout the ages Plutarch s Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition The most comprehensive selection available it is accompanied by a lucid introduction explanatory notes bibliographies maps and indexes

In the nine lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Greece He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power In prose that is rich elegant and sprinkled with learned references he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action While drawing chiefly on historical sources he brings to biography a natural story teller s ear for a good anecdote Throughout the ages Plutarch s Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition The most comprehensive selection available it is accompanied by a lucid introduction explanatory notes bibliographies maps and indexes