Plutarch's pragmatic biographies : lessons for statesmen and generals in The parallel lives / / edited by Susan G. Jacobs

• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2017]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 471 pages)
• Disciplina: 809/.93592
• Soggetto topico: Biography as a literary form
• Soggetto geografico: Greece Biography History and criticism; Rome Biography History and criticism
• Altri autori: JacobsSusan G
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Plutarch's pragmatic biographies
• ISBN: 90-04-27661-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824058903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition ; 43.