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A Companion to Plutarch


A Companion to Plutarch


Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World 1. Aufl.

von: Mark Beck

152,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 13.11.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9781118316238
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 648

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<i>A Companion to Plutarch</i> offers a broad survey of the famous historian and biographer; a coherent, comprehensive, and elegant presentation of Plutarch’s thought and influence <p> </p> <ul> <li>Constitutes the first survey of its kind, a unified and accessible guide that offers a comprehensive discussion of all major aspects of Plutarch’s oeuvre</li> <li>Provides essential background information on Plutarch’s world, including his own circle of influential friends (Greek and Roman), his travels, his political activity, and his relations with Trajan and other emperors</li> <li>Offers contextualizing background, the literary and cultural details that shed light on some of the fundamental aspects of Plutarch’s thought</li> <li>Surveys the ideologically crucial reception of the Greek Classical Period in Plutarch’s writings</li> <li>Follows the currents of recent serious scholarship, discussing perennial interests, and delving into topics and works not formerly given serious attention<br /> </li> </ul>
Notes on Contributors x <p>Acknowledgments xvii</p> <p>Note on the Translations and Abbreviations xviii</p> <p>Introduction: Plutarch in Greece 1<br /> <i>Mark Beck</i></p> <p><b>Part I Plutarch in Context 11</b></p> <p>1 Plutarch and Rome 13<br /> <i>Philip A. Stadter</i></p> <p>2 Plutarch and the Second Sophistic 32<br /> <i>Thomas A. Schmitz</i></p> <p>3 The Role of Philosophy and Philosophers in the Imperial Period 43<br /> <i>Michael Trapp</i></p> <p><b>Part II Plutarch’s Moralia 59</b></p> <p>4 Plutarch and Platonism 61<br /> <i>John Dillon</i></p> <p>5 Plutarch, Aristotle, and the Peripatetics 73<br /> <i>Francesco Becchi (translated by Pia Bertucci)</i></p> <p>6 Plutarch and the Stoics 88<br /> <i>Jan Opsomer</i></p> <p>7 Plutarch and Epicureanism 104<br /> <i>Eleni Kechagia-Ovseiko</i></p> <p>8 Plutarch and the Skeptics 121<br /> <i>Mauro Bonazzi (translated by Pia Bertucci)</i></p> <p>9 Practical Ethics 135<br /> <i>Lieve Van Hoof</i></p> <p>10 Political Philosophy 149<br /> <i>Christopher Pelling</i></p> <p>11 Religion and Myth 163<br /> <i>Rainer Hirsch-Luipold (translated by Mark Beck)</i></p> <p>12 Poetry and Education 177<br /> <i>Ewen Bowie</i></p> <p>13 Love and Marriage 191<br /> <i>Georgia Tsouvala</i></p> <p>14 The Sympotic Works 207<br /> <i>Frieda Klotz</i></p> <p>15 Animals in Plutarch 223<br /> <i>Stephen T. Newmyer</i></p> <p>16 Plutarch the Antiquarian 235<br /> <i>Pascal Payen (translated by Cara Welch)</i></p> <p><b>Part III Plutarch’s Biographical Projects 249</b></p> <p>17 The Lives of the Caesars 251<br /> <i>Aristoula Georgiadou</i></p> <p>18 Plutarch’s Galba and Otho 267<br /> <i>Lukas de Blois</i></p> <p>19 The Aratus and the Artaxerxes 278<br /> <i>Eran Almagor</i></p> <p>20 The Project of the Parallel Lives: Plutarch’s Conception of Biography 292<br /> <i>Joseph Geiger</i></p> <p>21 Kratein onomatôn: Language and Value in Plutarch 304<br /> <i>Alexei V. Zadorojnyi</i></p> <p>22 Compositional Methods in the Lives 321<br /> <i>Luc Van der Stockt</i></p> <p>23 The Prologues 333<br /> <i>Timothy E. Duff</i></p> <p>24 Morality, Characterization, and Individuality 350<br /> <i>Anastasios G. Nikolaidis</i></p> <p>25 Childhood and Youth 373<br /> <i>Carmen Soares (translated by Camila Alvahydo)</i></p> <p>26 Death and Other Kinds of Closure 391<br /> <i>Craig Cooper</i></p> <p>27 The Synkrisis 405<br /> <i>David H.J. Larmour</i></p> <p>28 The Use of Historical Sources 417<br /> <i>Maria Teresa Schettino (translated by Pia Bertucci)</i></p> <p>29 Tragedy and the Hero 437<br /> <i>Judith Mossman</i></p> <p>30 The Philosopher-King 449<br /> <i>Bernard Boulet</i></p> <p>31 The Socratic Paradigm 463<br /> <i>Mark Beck</i></p> <p>32 Fate and Fortune 479<br /> <i>Frances B. Titchener</i></p> <p>33 The Perils of Ambition 488<br /> <i>Françoise Frazier (translated by Cara Welch)</i></p> <p>34 Sex, Eroticism, and Politics 503<br /> <i>Jeffrey Beneker</i></p> <p>35 Philanthropy, Dignity, and Euergetism 516<br /> <i>Geert Roskam</i></p> <p><b>Part IV The Reception of Plutarch 529</b></p> <p>36 The Reception of Plutarch from Antiquity to the Italian Renaissance 531<br /> <i>Marianne Pade</i></p> <p>37 The Renaissance in France: Amyot and Montaigne 544<br /> <i>Olivier Guerrier (translated by Cara Welch</i>)</p> <p>38 The Reception of Plutarch in France after the Renaissance 549<br /> <i>Françoise Frazier (translated by Cara Welch</i>)</p> <p>39 The Reception of Plutarch in Spain 556<br /> <i>Aurelio Pérez Jiménez</i></p> <p>40 Shakespeare 577<br /> <i>Gordon Braden</i></p> <p>41 The Post-Renaissance Reception of Plutarch in England 592<br /> <i>Judith Mossman</i></p> <p>42 Plutarch and the Early American Republic 598<br /> <i>Carl J. Richard</i></p> <p>Index 611</p>
<p>“In sum, this handsomely produced companion provides a snapshot of current research on Plutarch, while also lighting the way for new directions of inquiry about one of our most important sources on the ancient Mediterranean.”  (<i>Religious Studies Review</i>, 1 September 2015)</p> <p>“As a collection of essays on Plutarch the philosopher, moralist, biographer, and human being, Beck’s c<i>ompanion </i>offers a well-rounded, enjoyable, and state-of-the-art introduction.”  (<i>New England Classical Journal</i>, 1 May 2015)  </p> <p>“This book studies him in his broader contemporary and later contexts and will be invaluable to anyone, student or specialist, investigating the culture of Plutarch’s times as well, of course, as the subject himself.”  (<i>Reference Reviews</i>, 1 December 2014</p> <p>“All in all, Beck’s Companion to Plutarch has now become the major reference work for scholars and students of Plutarch, as well as for a wider class of readers (specialists and non-specialists alike) who want to enter the charming world of the Chaeronean philosopher.”  (<i>Bryn Mawr Classical Review</i>, 1 September 2014)</p> <p> </p>
<b>Mark Beck</b> is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of South Carolina, where he teaches courses on Greek and Roman authors and classical civilization courses. He has published numerous articles and chapters on Plutarch and is the author of the forthcoming book, <i>Understanding Classics: Plutarch </i>(2012).
Representing an extensive original survey of the ancient world’s preeminent biographer and historian by leading scholars from around the world, this companion gives readers a clear and concise overview of all major topics of study and a single comprehensive synthesis of Plutarch’s massive and diverse oeuvre. <br /> <br /> Editor Mark Beck first outlines the history of research on Plutarch and discusses contemporary approaches to the study of the author. The first section gives rich historical, political and cultural background information about life in the Imperial period, and the intellectual currents of the day, which contextualize Plutarch’s thought. The main section focuses on his various biographical projects and other major contributions, including Moralia and his magnum opus the <i>Parallel Lives</i>. Finally, the book investigates Plutarch’s reception from antiquity to the modern period, including his influence in France, and in England on Shakespeare. <br /> <br /> <i>A Companion to Plutarch</i> offers a broad survey of the famous historian and biographer, for a coherent, comprehensive, and elegant presentation of Plutarch’s thought and influence.

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