03032oam 2200565I 450 991095977300332120250515134414.09789004276611900427661010.1163/9789004276611(CKB)4100000000603336(MiAaPQ)EBC55705092017043953(nllekb)BRILL9789004276611(Au-PeEL)EBL5570509(OCoLC)1003854892(PPN)243754507(EXLCZ)99410000000060333620170913d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPlutarch's pragmatic biographies lessons for statesmen and generals in The parallel lives /edited by Susan G. Jacobs1st ed.Leiden ;Boston :Brill,[2017]1 online resource (xv, 471 pages)Columbia studies in the classical tradition ;v. 439789004276604 9004276602 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Plutarch and His Audience -- Pragmatic Literature for Statesmen and Generals -- Didactic Agenda of the Parallel Lives: Insights from the Prologues and Synkriseis -- Political and Military Leadership -- Pericles-Fabius Maximus -- Coriolanus-Alcibiades -- Agesilaus-Pompey -- Ruling and Being Ruled -- Aemilius-Timoleon -- Demetrius-Antony -- Phocion-Cato Minor -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.In Plutarch’s Pragmatic Biographies , Susan Jacobs argues for a major revision in how we interpret the Parallel Lives. She integrates the existing focus on moral issues into the much broader paradigm of effective leadership found in Plutarch’s Moralia. There, in addition to moral virtue, the successful leader needed good critical judgment, persuasiveness and facility in managing alliances and rivalries. The analysis of six sets of Lives shows how Plutarch carefully portrayed Greek and Roman leaders of the past assessing situations and solving problems that paralleled those faced by his politically-active audience. By linking victories and defeats to specific strategic insights and practical skills, Plutarch created “pragmatic biographies” that could instruct statesmen and generals of every era.Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition43.Biography as a literary formBiografia clàssicathubGreeceBiographyHistory and criticismRomeBiographyHistory and criticismLlibres electrònicsthubBiography as a literary form.Biografia clàssica809/.93592Jacobs Susan G754024NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910959773003321Plutarch's pragmatic biographies4345308UNINA