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Chargement... The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Livespar Plutarch
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This translation of Plutarch selects from the “Parallel Lives” the stories of Pompey, Caesar, Brutus, Cicero, and Antony. Though not “parallel” according to Plutarch's arrangement, the lives of these five Romans, who all lived in the same critical period in Roman history and who interacted as friends, enemies, and in-laws, provide a “360 degree panorama” view of the acts and intriguing of these key players in events in the mid-1st century BC. James Romm and Mary Beard provide interesting and helpful introductions, and Pamela Mensch's translation flows along with vigor and clarity. I enjoyed this as an audio recording, read by Michael Page. Four and a quarter stars – the last chapter, on Antony, made me a little cranky – he was such an idiot – but it seems unfair to punish Plutarch for my loathing for Antony, so he gets that last star on credit. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world. Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names still resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, they haunt us with questions of character and authority: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders. Plutarch's rich, vivid profiles show character shaping history through grand scale events and intimate details. The creator and master of the biographical form, Plutarch brilliantly locates character in small gestures such as the selfless Brutus's punctilious use of money, or Caesar's embrace of the plainspoken discourse of the soldier rather than the eloquence of Cicero. This is a true reader's edition of Plutarch. The translation lends a straightforward clarity to Plutarch's prose, and the notes helpfully identify people, places, and events named in the text. The substantial introduction and foreword explore both Plutarch himself as a historical figure and the basic history of the republic's fall."--Provided by publisher. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)937.050922History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Civil strife 146-21 B.C. BiographyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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