Plutarch and his Contemporaries

Plutarch and his Contemporaries
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 511
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ISBN-10 : 9789004687301
ISBN-13 : 9004687300
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Download or read book Plutarch and his Contemporaries written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume puts into the spotlight overlaps and points of intersection between Plutarch and other writers of the imperial period. It contains twenty-eight contributions which adopt a comparative approach and put into sharper relief ongoing debates and shared concerns, revealing a complex topography of rearrangements and transfigurations of inherited topics, motifs, and ideas. Reading Plutarch alongside his contemporaries brings out distinctive features of his thought and uncovers peculiarities in his use of literary and rhetorical strategies, imagery, and philosophical concepts, thereby contributing to a better understanding of the empire’s culture in general, and Plutarch in particular.


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