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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450937603321

Titolo

Plutarch's Advice to the bride and groom and A consolation to his wife [[electronic resource] ] : English translations, commentary, interpretive essays, and bibliography / / edited by Sarah B. Pomeroy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

1-280-75988-7

0-19-534422-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PomeroySarah B

Plutarch

Disciplina

306.81

888.0108

Soggetti

Marriage

Children - Death

Consolation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-212) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Part I: Translations, Texts, and Commentaries; Part II: Interpretive Essays; Bibliography of Plutarch's Advice and Consolation; General Index

Sommario/riassunto

While perhaps best known for his Lives, Plutarch also wrote philosophical dialogues that constitute a major intellectual legacy from the first century A.D. This collection presents two important short works from his writings in moral philosophy. They reveal Plutarch at his best--informative, sympathetic, rich in narrative--and are accompanied by an extensive commentary that situates Plutarch and his views on marriage in their historical context.