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Journal articles on the topic "Plutarch's Parallel Lives"
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Clucas, Tom. "Plutarch's Parallel Lives in The Excursion." Wordsworth Circle 45, no. 2 (2014): 126–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/twc24045892.
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Duff, Timothy E. "Models of education in Plutarch." Journal of Hellenic Studies 128 (November 2008): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0075426900000033.
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Abstract:This paper examines Plutarch's treatment of education in the Parallel Lives. Beginning with a close reading of Them. 2, it identifies two distinct ways in which Plutarch exploits the education of his subjects: in the first, a subject's attitude to education is used to illustrate a character presented as basically static (a ‘static/illustrative’ model); in the second, a subject's education is looked at in order to explain his adult character, and education is assumed to affect character (a ‘developmental’ model). These two models are often associated with two different forms of discourse: anecdotal for the static/illustrative model and analytical for the developmental. The developmental model, furthermore, is closer to Plutarch's thinking in theoretical discussions of character in the Moralia; the static/illustrative model to Plutarch's treatment of character in the Lives more generally, where anecdotal treatments predominate. The coexistence of these two models is probably to be seen as the result of a tension between Plutarch's philosophical thinking and his biographical practice: those few passages in the Lives which assume a developmental model occur in contexts where either Platonic texts or the activity of philosophers are being discussed.
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Schottenius, Cullhed Sigrid, and Nijolė Juchnevičienė. "The Ethics of Motherhood in Plutarch's Parallel Lives." Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 63, no. 4 (2023): 401–21. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10512966.
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This article aims to explore the ethics of motherhood as portrayed in Plutarch's <em>Lives </em>by conducting a critical analysis of selected passages that focus on the influence of mothers on their children. After an introductory discussion, the study is divided into two sections which focus separately on maternal relations with sons and with daughters. The article seeks to refine our understanding of the social and cultural norms surrounding motherhood as depicted in Plutarch's writings, specifically examining how the role of mothers in <em>Lives</em> shows women challenging limitations in Greek and Roman conventional gender roles. In <em>Lives</em>, exemplary mothers are not confined to the domestic sphere: they actively participate in public affairs and exercise influence over their sons who in turn emerge as distinguished political leaders. In Plutarch's view, the epitome of womanhood centers around mothering a son, with the ultimate goal being the son's commitment to the state. Within this framework, the virtues of an admirable mother are mirrored in those of an exceptional son. However, Plutarch's <em>Lives</em> also reveals a troubling dichotomy: while mothers of sons are often elevated, mothers of daughters seldom receive similar recognition. Lives as a rule lacks emotionally charged mother-daughter relationships. Rather than portraying mothers as positive influences on their daughters, he often relegates these relationships to the socially marginalized realm of hetairai. In Lives, the connections between mothers and daughters are primarily portrayed as stemming from necessity rather than mutual affection.
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Roskam, Geert. "Plutarch's demiurgic moralism in his Theseus–Romulus." Acta Classica 66, no. 1 (2023): 139–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/acl.2023.a914050.
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ABSTRACT: This article deals with the tension between two points of interest in Plutarch's Theseus–Romulus . On the one hand, the pair is part and parcel of the Parallel Lives and should thus be understood in light of their 'zetetic moralism'. On the other hand, Plutarch pays much attention to questions of historical criticism, not only in the two biographies but even in the programmatic proem. These two issues, and their mutual relation and interplay, are examined against the background of Plutarch's Platonism (particularly his reception of the Timaeus ). The task which Plutarch has set himself in this pair indeed bears comparison with that of the Demiurge who brought order to chaos. In that sense, Theseus–Romulus can be characterized as a project of 'demiurgic moralism'.
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Righetti, Pier Giorgio. "Andreas Chrambach and René Descartes: Plutarch's Parallel Lives?" ELECTROPHORESIS 28, no. 4 (2007): 505–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.200600244.
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Radu, Gabriela. "Linguistic Inconsistencies in the Translation of Pericles' Biography: A Case-Based Approach." Analele Universității de Vest. Seria Științe Filologice 62, no. 62 (2024): 7–14. https://doi.org/10.35923/autfil.62.01.
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Plutarch, the renowned ancient Greek biographer and author of Parallel Lives, provides a detailed account of the Athenian statesman Pericles. Written in the 1st century AD, this biography examines Pericles’ life, achievements, and character within the political and cultural context of classical Greece. Among the few Romanian translations of Plutarch's work, one of the most significant is the version translated by N. I. Barbu, published between 1960 and 1971 by Editura Științifică in Bucharest. This edition includes the translated text, along with introductory and explanatory notes. While praised for its philological detail, the translation has been criticized for inaccuracies and misinterpretations of certain terms. This study identifies and analyzes these errors, offering alternative interpretations that aim to provide a more accurate understanding of the original text.
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Stadter, Philip. "Alexander Hamilton's Notes on Plutarch in His Pay Book." Review of Politics 73, no. 2 (2011): 199–217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0034670511000040.
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AbstractAlexander Hamilton's notes to his reading of two pairs of Plutarch's Parallel Lives, Theseus-Romulus and Lycurgus-Numa, probably made in the winter of 1777–1778 at Valley Forge, reveal his early attention to the rewards of founding a new state, the natures and advantages of different political institutions, and economic, social, military, and cultural practices. They furnish a valuable testament to Hamilton's early intellectual development. He focuses on monarchy and the danger of tyranny and on the institutions by which states had limited the power of monarchs and of the popular will: the senate at Rome and the gerousia and later the ephors at Sparta. Hamilton admires Numa's use of religion to nourish civil society, while his interest in the Spartans' treatment of their helots is a testimony to his early concern about the problem of slavery.
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Schneider, Marion Theresa. "„Da setzen wir noch eins drauf!“." Millennium 16, no. 1 (2019): 93–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mill-2019-0007.
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Abstract As the interpretation of Plutarch’s prooemium to the Parallel Lives of Sertorius and Eumenes shows, an author’s capacity of irony often lies in the eyes of the beholder: While most historians take for granted that this passage is meant to make fun of Plutarch’s contemporaries for drawing ridiculous conclusions from historical parallels like namesakes or similar external attributes, most translators fail to see its humorous undertone. It becomes clear, though, that it is possible to establish objective criteria for ironic speech in Plutarch that can be found in the prooemium as well, if one takes a closer look at ironic strategies in his polemical or colloquial writings. One of these is the ironic use of allusive names for dialogue partners or even the invention of characters bearing telling historical names. With this special ironic technique in mind one might even reconsider the authenticity of (Ps.‐)Plutarch’s Parallela Minora commonly termed spurious because of its cunning invention of fictitious sources on similar principles as those of the ironic Plutarch.
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Freitas, Vanderley Nascimento. "AS PAIXÕES EM PLUTARCO: O PAPEL DO SILÊNCIO NA CURA DA TAGARELICE." Sapere Aude 10, no. 19 (2019): 73–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.5752/p.2177-6342.2019v10n19p73-92.
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Plutarco de Queroneia (45-125), maior expoente do médio platonismo, é autor de uma vasta obra, cujos textos conservados foram divididos em dois grandes grupos, as Vidas Paralelas (Bioi Paralleloi) e as Obras Morais (Moralia). Interessa-nos aqui examinar os vários âmbitos em que é possível reconhecer uma reflexão acerca das paixões em Plutarco, inserindo-a na busca pela boa vida preconizado pelo filósofo, a fim de evidenciar os caminhos para a cura de um páthos em particular: a tagarelice. No presente artigo, examinaremos mais de perto quatro tratados do corpus de Plutarco, a saber, Sobre a Tagarelice, Como Ouvir, O Banquete dos Sete Sábios e Das Doenças da Alma e do Corpo: quais as mais nefastas? Entrevendo o horizonte do bem viver, buscaremos mostrar como o filósofo faz com que o silêncio emerja como um ingrediente particular ao se pensar no tratamento de uma alma flagelada pelas paixões. Buscaremos, ainda, trazer à luz as fontes do pensamento antigo nas quais Plutarco se inspira, sobretudo no que diz respeito ao tema relacionado às paixões.ABSTRACTPlutarch of Chaeronea (45-125), the highest exponent of Middle Platonism, is the author of a vast work, whose conserved texts were divided into two great groups, the Parallel lives (Bioi Paralleloi) and the Moral works (Moralia). We are here interested in examine the various fields in which it is possible to recognize a reflection upon the passions in Plutarch, inserting it in the search for the good life recommended by the philosopher, in order to highlight the ways for the healing of a particular pathos: the chatter. In the present article, we will look over more closely four treatises on Plutarch's corpus, namely, On talkativeness, On listening to lectures, Dinner of the seven wise men and Whether the affections of the soul are worse than those of the body. Glimpsing the horizon of well-being, we shall try to show how the philosopher makes silence emerge as a particular ingredient in thinking about the treatment of a soul plagued by passions. We will also try to bring to light the sources of ancient thought in which Plutarch inspired himself, above all regarding the theme related to the passions.KEYWORDS: Plutarch. Passions. Ethic. Silence. Soul.
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Promisel, Michael E. "How Lives Form Leaders: Plutarch’s Tripartite Theory of Leadership Education." Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought 38, no. 2 (2021): 277–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/20512996-12340326.
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Abstract Plutarch’s Parallel Lives was once considered a preeminent source of ethical and leadership instruction. But despite generations turning to the Lives for leadership education, we lack clarity concerning how the Lives cultivate leadership. In fact, Plutarch offers the key to this puzzle in a tripartite theory of leadership education evident throughout his corpus. Leaders should be educated through: 1) philosophical instruction, 2) experience in public life, or 3) literary synthesis – and, ideally, some combination of all three. Plutarch’s Lives, this article contends, exemplifies the third form of education, literary synthesis, which exhibits the influence of philosophical principle and moral character on political conduct. Understanding the Lives as a model of literary leadership education reveals the conditions for written works to cultivate virtuous leaders – the closing consideration of this article.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Plutarch's Parallel Lives"
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Oliver, Devin. "Military leadership in Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives'." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31539.
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This dissertation is a study of Plutarch's portrayal of military leadership in his Parallel Lives. I investigate Plutarch's use of extended military narrative to provide examples of good generalship for his readers, his conception of the importance and dangers of a military education, his attitude toward the moral use of deception in warfare, and the importance of synkrisis to the reader's final assessment of a general's military ability. I conclude with a case study of the Pyrrhus-Marius, in which I examine how Plutarch uses military narrative throughout the pair to compare the generalship of the two men. I demonstrate that Plutarch's conception of generalship in the Parallel Lives is nuanced, consistent, and often significant to the interpretation of a pair. Plutarch constructs his military narratives in such a way as to identify specific acts of generalship through which the military leaders among his readership could evaluate and improve their own generalship. Plutarch's treatment of the morality of generalship is consistent with his views on education and character; while he accepts the necessity and appreciates the effectiveness of military deception, he also recognizes its limitations and holds up for criticism those generals who do not use it appropriately. I also examine the importance of the formal synkrisis at the end of each pair of Lives to the structural integrity of the Plutarchan book and the evaluation of military leadership in each pair. These concluding synkriseis demonstrate that Plutarch had a consistent set of criteria for evaluating the generalship of his subjects, and encourage the reader to make similar judgments on military ability themselves. This process of evaluation and comparison of military leadership is particularly important to my reading of the Pyrrhus-Marius, as comparing the military careers of its subjects allows for a more complete reading of the pair than is otherwise possible.
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Dubreuil, Raphaëla Jane. "Theatrica and political action in Plutarch's Parallel Lives." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23432.
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This thesis explores Plutarch’s use of metaphors and similes of the theatre in order to represent, explore and criticise political action in his Parallel Lives. Most of the studies available on Plutarch’s use of the theatre have tended to address his understanding and employment of the tragic, that is what is defined as tragedy as a genre from the conventions of language, plot and characterisation. This approach belongs to the textual, literary aspect of theatrical production, the word of the writer, and the interpretation of the reader. Although interlinked with my study, this is not what my thesis examines. I am concerned with the performative aspect of the theatre. This envelops all the components which define the activity of the theatrical spectacle: the professionals involved in the production, from the sponsors, to the musicians and dancers, the actors and their performance, from its preparation to its presentation, the costumes, the props and the sets, the intention of the performance, the impact on and the reaction of the audience. Plutarch has two means of approaching the theatrical world. He draws on the reality of theatrical productions, showing an awareness of the technical demands involved in the creation of spectacle and drama. He also draws upon the tradition of theory and definitions of the theatre which had been laid down by philosophers and playwrights. But whether his understanding stems from a familiarity with theatrical productions or a reading of theoretical discourse, Plutarch’s deployments are consistent: they become a tool to assess morally the statesman or political body he is observing. While Plutarch’s judgement tends to be severe, he recognises the impact and effectiveness of histrionic politics. This thesis concentrates on three political structures: kingship, oratory and the relationship between statesman and assembly. Plutarch’s moral assessment is consistent, and yet he draws on different aspects and different theories to represent not only these different structures but also individual approaches to the office of statesman. While absolute monarchs tend to resort to staging, some put the emphasis on spectacle and the experience of the observer and others concentrate on their own person by styling themselves as actors. If some orators draw on techniques used by actors, they do not equally resort to the same methods but according to their character and origin, choose different aspects of the acting profession. Although several assemblies take place in the theatre, their histrionic behaviour depends on the statesman who influences them. While other studies have notes the theatrical quality of Plutarch’s Lives, this thesis offers the first in-depth analysis of the intricacy and richness of Plutarch’s understanding of theatre as a political tool. Other works have tended to put characterisation at the centre of Plutarch’s use of theatre. I propose, however, to focus on political action, revealing Plutarch’s attitude not only towards the spectacular, but also, and crucially, towards some of the most important political structures of antiquity.
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Giroux, Chandra. "Morality in Plutarch's "Life of Cimon"." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35198.
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Understanding Plutarch’s Parallel Lives as a literary text is the focus of current scholarship. However, to this date, no one has looked at Plutarch’s Life of Cimon to analyze what it reveals about morality. My thesis endeavours to understand how Plutarch shapes Cimon as a literary character to bring to light the moral focus of this Life. It first investigates Plutarch’s life and the atmosphere in which he lived to understand what influenced his writing. Chapter One follows with a discussion of the composition of the Lives to understand how they are organized. The insistence on reading each book’s four parts (proem, Life 1, Life 2, synkrisis) to fully appreciate their moral relevance leads to Chapter Two, which dissects the main components of Plutarch’s moral mirror. This provides the necessary background needed for Chapter Three’s case study of Plutarch’s Cimon. Here, I argue that the main moral message contained therein is the importance of generosity and euergetism.
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Pittard, Andrea Lea. "Captivating the Captors: Re-defining Masculinity, Identity and Post-Colonialism in Plutarch's Parallel Lives." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3293.
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This thesis investigates 1st-2nd century CE biographer and philosopher, Plutarch's, manipulation and construction of gender ideals in three sets of his Parallel Lives, Coriolanus and Alcibiades, Pelopidas and Marcellus, and Phocion and Cato the Younger in which he presented his particular version of the ideal man and route to manhood. Plutarch discouraged traditional paths to gaining masculine status and simultaneously promoted a type of masculinity that benefited other aspects of his identity, particularly promoting his social and economic position and ethnicity. He asserted throughout that martial men were not in control of their emotions and therefore were incomplete men. Plutarch then promoted the study of Hellenic education, or paideia, and philosophy as the route to ideal manhood. This sub-discourse served as a reaction to Roman rule and the position of Greek men in the Roman Empire. Although Plutarch wrote centuries after the Roman annexation of Greece, he and his contemporaries continued to negotiate and redefine the complex power relations that existed between Greece and Rome. Living and writing at the beginning of the Second Sophistic (60-230 CE), Plutarch's work reflects a wider phenomenon that was occurring within Greece between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE. This study is therefore multi-layered, investigating not only how gender ideology is constructed and redefined but also how it can be manipulated to suit social and political circumstances in order to participate in discourses about identity, authority and power.
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Duff, T. E. "Moralising in the Parallel Lives of Plutarch." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.598667.
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The focus of my thesis is this question: in what ways are Plutarch's <i>Lives</i> moralising texts? My contention is that the <i>Lives</i> are moralistic, but it is a moralism which does not simply affirm the norms of Plutarch's society and Plutarch's own value-system; rather it is, in some <i>Lives</i> at least, exploratory and challenging. A second contention is that the Lives must be read in the pairs in which they were published. The first part of my thesis includes a theoretical analysis of the place of moralising within the ancient historiographical tradition, and an exposition of Plutarch's own statements as regards his work - key passages for our understanding of ancient conceptions of historiography and biography. The central chapters contain close readings of three problematic Plutarchan texts, the <i>Phocion Cato Minor, Lysander-Sulla</i> and <i>Coliolanus-Alcibiades</i>. The second part of my thesis seeks to place Plutarch's work within the context of the second-century world. In this section, I examine Plutarch's <i>Lives</i> of Julius Caesar, Galba and Otho alongside the biographies of the same figures by Suetonius: even when dealing with Roman sources, Plutarch brings to bear upon his material a moral outlook which is drawn, partly at least, from the age of Classical Greece, in particular from Plato. Throughout the <i>Lives</i>, Roman figures are evaluated by means of Greek ethical concepts. This self-confident response to Rome is seen also in the very structure of the <i>Lives</i>, in which Greek figures are paired with Roman; a final chapter analyses this paired structure and demonstrates, by a detailed study of the <i>Pyrrhus-Marius</i> that no <i>Life</i> can properly be understood without its partner.
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Lucchesi, Michele Alessandro. "Plutarch on Sparta : cultural identities and political models in the Plutarchan macrotext." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:5581f70d-9333-4d89-b483-bc996171761d.
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Can we consider Plutarch's Parallel Lives a historical work? Can we read them as a unitary series? These are the initial questions that this thesis poses and that are investigated in the Introduction, five main Chapters, and the Conclusion. In the Introduction, a preliminary status quaestionis about ancient biography is presented before clarifying the methodology adopted for reading the Parallel Lives as a unitary historical work and the reasons for choosing the Lives of Lycurgus, Lysander, and Agesilaus as the case studies to examine in detail. Chapter 1 discusses the historiographical principles that emerge from the De sera numinis vindicta: for Plutarch history is primarily the history of individuals and cities, based on the interpretation of historical events. Chapter 2 tries to verify the hypothesis that the Parallel Lives correspond to the historical project delineated in the De sera numinis vindicta. This Chapter, moreover, reassesses the literary form of the Parallel Lives by employing the concepts of 'open macrotext' and 'cross-complementarity' between the Lives. Chapter 3 analyses the Life of Lycurgus, focusing on the formation of the cultural identity and the political model of Sparta. In the Life of Lycurgus, Plutarch indicates already the intrinsic weaknesses of Sparta and the probable causes of Spartan decline in the fourth century BC. Chapter 4 is devoted to the Life of Lysander, where Plutarch narrates how after the Peloponnesian War Sparta established its hegemony over the Greeks and, simultaneously, began its rapid moral and political decline into decadence. Plutarch also seems to suggest that in this historical period of extraordinary changes not only Sparta and Lysander but all the Greeks were guilty of distorting moral values. Chapter 5 concentrates on Agesilaus, who could have led Sparta and the Greeks to great success against the Persians, but, instead, had to save Sparta from complete destruction after the Battle of Leuctra. The Conclusion recapitulates the main points of the thesis and proposes possible arguments for future research on Plutarch’s Parallel Lives.
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Duff, Timothy Elliott. "Signs of the soul : moralising in the parallel lives of Plutarch." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321169.
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Clark, Andrew Charles. "Parallel lives : the relation of Paul to the apostles in the Lucan perspective." Thesis, London School of Theology, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320124.
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Plutarch and John Dryden. The Complete Collection of Plutarch's Parallel Lives. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014.
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Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S. Plutarch's >Parallel Lives< - Narrative Technique and Moral Judgement. de Gruyter GmbH, Walter, 2018.
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Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S. Plutarch's >Parallel Lives< - Narrative Technique and Moral Judgement. de Gruyter GmbH, Walter, 2018.
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Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S. Plutarch's >Parallel Lives< - Narrative Technique and Moral Judgement. de Gruyter GmbH, Walter, 2018.
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Dubreuil, Raphaëla. Theater and Politics in Plutarch's <i>Parallel Lives</i>. BRILL, 2023.
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Plutarch's Pragmatic Biographies: Lessons for Statesmen and Generals in the <i>Parallel Lives</i>. BRILL, 2017.
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Desideri, Paolo. Plutarch’s Lives. Edited by Daniel S. Richter and William A. Johnson. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199837472.013.28.
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This chapter discusses first the general cosmological principles which lie behind Plutarch’s historiographical work, such as can be recovered through significant passages of his Delphic Dialogues. Second, it investigates the reasons why Plutarch wrote biographies, and more specifically parallel biographies, instead of outright histories: in this way, Plutarch aimed to emphasize, on the one hand, the dominant role of individual personalities in the political world of his own time, and, on the other hand, the mutual and exclusive relevance of Greece and Rome in the history of human culture. Third, the chapter seeks to connect the rise-and-fall pattern, typical of biography, with the general rise-and-fall pattern which Plutarch recognizes both in the Greek and in the Roman civilizations; through that connection one can rule out the idea that Plutarch had any providential view of history. Finally, some reflections are offered on Nietzsche’s special interest in Plutarch’s biographies.
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Erskine, Andrew. Standing up to the Demos. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198748472.003.0011.
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Plutarch wrote twenty-three Greek Lives in his series of Parallel Lives—of these, ten were devoted to Athenians. Since Plutarch shared the hostile view of democracy of Polybius and other Hellenistic Greeks, this Athenian preponderance could have been a problem for him. But Plutarch uses these men’s handling of the democracy and especially the demos as a way of gaining insight into the character and capability of his protagonists. This chapter reviews Plutarch’s attitude to Athenian democracy and examines the way a statesman’s character is illuminated by his interaction with the demos. It also considers what it was about Phocion that so appealed to Plutarch, first by looking at his relationship with the democracy and then at the way he evokes the memory of Socrates. For him this was not a minor figure, but a man whose life was representative of the problems of Athenian democracy.
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The unity of Plutarch's work: "Moralia" themes in the "Lives", features of the "Lives" in the "Moralia". Walter de Gruyter, 2008.
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Fraser, Robert. "Biography as Representation: Plutarch’s Parallel Lives." In Palgrave Studies in Life Writing. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35169-4_3.
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Hodkinson, Stephen. "PLUTARCH AND SPARTA’S MILITARY CHARACTERISTICS IN THE PARALLEL LIVES OF LYKOURGOS AND NUMA." In Sparta in Plutarch's Lives. The Classical Press of Wales, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/jj.5053549.5.
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Stadter, Philip. "Plutarch and Delphi." In Plutarch's Cities. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192859914.003.0003.
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Chapter 2 looks at (a) Plutarch’s various roles at Delphi: as a member of the Amphictyonic council, a priest of Apollo, a citizen of Delphi, a wealthy provincial, and a Roman citizen (b) the presence of history at Delphi—especially the Roman presence—and Plutarch’s realization that Delphi’s continued prosperity was not guaranteed; (c) the divine enigmas of Delphi and Apollo’s presence, and (d) the influence of Delphi on Plutarch. It argues that Delphic art and architecture, far from being a mere tourist attraction, exercised a deep influence on Plutarch’s conception of history and the way he viewed political power, statesmanship, and the nature of heroism. It further suggests that the juxtaposition of Greek and Roman artefacts of successive periods and of statues of Greeks and of Roman generals and emperors offered Plutarch the incentive to consider larger historical and cultural issues and may have had a decisive impact his conception of the Parallel Lives.
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"STATESMAN AND SELF IN THE PARALLEL LIVES." In The Statesman in Plutarch's Works, Volume II: The Statesman in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives. BRILL, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047405191_005.
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"PLUTARCH AND THE PEOPLE IN THE PARALLEL LIVES." In The Statesman in Plutarch's Works, Volume II: The Statesman in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives. BRILL, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047405191_003.
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Feldman, Louis H. "Parallel Lives of Two Lawgivers: Josephus' Moses and Plutarch's Lycurgus 1." In Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome. Oxford University Press, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199262120.003.0012.
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Kirkland, N. Bryant. "Parallel Authors." In Herodotus and Imperial Greek Literature. Oxford University PressNew York, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197583517.003.0004.
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Abstract This chapter studies Plutarch’s On the Malice of Herodotus, in particular its framing and hermeneutic principles, and further explores ideas of ethical authorship introduced earlier in the book. It argues that Plutarch’s treatise should be contextualized within the broader weave of Plutarchan ideas on mimesis and ethos and that the Malice functions as a work of quasi-biography, of a piece with Plutarch’s Lives. Plutarch prods readers to evaluate Herodotus’s character, discernible through actions both textual and biographic, as they might judge historical figures. The chapter demonstrates that the treatise partakes of many of Plutarch’s recurrent concerns: ethical legibility, the authority of the past, and the educative capacity of literature. Plutarch’s intervention plays to his own self-presentation, making Herodotus a foil for a notion of responsible authorship.
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Duff, Tim. "The Politics of Parallelism." In Plutarch’s Lives. Oxford University PressOxford, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198150589.003.0010.
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Abstract In this chapter, I shall attempt to analyse the way in which Plutarch constructs Greek and Roman identities in the Parallel Lives. Central to this construction is his use of synkrisis, one of his most original contributions to the writing of the past. Much of this study has been concerned with the literary effects of synkrisis. As we have seen, Plutarch uses the two parallel Lives of a pair, with their prologue and synkrisis, to explore a set of moral themes which run across the whole Plutarchan ‘ book’ . By putting together two figures from two different backgrounds and two different periods, Plutarch is able to focus attention on the moral issues which their Lives raise rather than simply on the historical details of each Life. Furthermore, synkrisis contributes to Plutarch’s moral programme not simply by the similarities between two Lives of a pair, but by the differences: a moral issue is often explored in one Life, then complicated or approached in a different way in the second. The destabilizing effect of synkrisis is most striking in the formal synkriseis themselves, which, as the last chapter argued, sometimes break away from the moral pattern established in the preceding Lives and suggest a new way of looking at the actions narrated.
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Duff, Tim. "The Programmatic Statements of the Lives." In Plutarch’s Lives. Oxford University PressOxford, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198150589.003.0002.
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Abstract Plutarch claims, through his Parallel Lives, to reveal his subjects’ character and thereby improve his readers’ character. In this chapter, I shall consider Plutarch’s conception of the moralizing function of his biographies. We should note first, however, that the concept of moralism, like its content, is not transcultural. Ancient Greek has no term equivalent to our abstract ‘moralism’ or ‘morality’.
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Geiger, Joseph. "Plutarch’s Parallel Lives: The Choice of Heroes." In Plutarch’s Lives. Oxford University PressOxford, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198140764.003.0006.
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Abstract Wenn es uns scheinen will, als wären doch die grÖßten Männer von Hellas und Rom so ziemlich alle in Plutarchs Heldenschau vertreten, so ist das vielmehr gerade die Wirkung seiner schriftstellerischen Leistung: die von ihm behandelten Männer sind eben durch ihn in den Vordergrund des Interesses der Nachwelt gerückt, viele, die es nicht minder verdient hätten, im Dunkeln geblieben; es wäre nicht schwer, eine Liste von Männern aufzustellen, die mindere Popularität genießen und von deren PersÖnlichkeit wir weniger wissen, weil Plutarch an ihnen vorübergegangen ist-carent quia vate sacro.
Conference papers on the topic "Plutarch's Parallel Lives"
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Бутов, А. А. "Themistocles as a Statesman (στρατηγός) and the Founder of the Naval Power of Athens: The View of Plutarch". У Конференция памяти профессора С.Б. Семёнова ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ЗАРУБЕЖНОЙ ИСТОРИИ. Crossref, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.55000/semconf.2023.3.3.001.
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В статье рассматриваются основные черты характера героя в главном произведении Плутарха «Сравнительные жизнеописания». Во-первых, основываясь на идее Аристотеля о душе, в статье освещаются характеристики Фемистокла и то, как они могут развиваться в дальнейшем. Во-вторых, используя биографию Фемистокла, статья исследует его двустороннюю природу и мнение Плутарха по этому вопросу. В-третьих, в ней анализируется значение анекдотов и метафор в образе героя, созданном херонейским философом. В статье раскрывается образ Фемистокла, переданный Плутархом, через наиболее важные черты его характера. Она показывает, как мнение автора о его герое меняется на протяжении всего повествования, и утверждает, что те же самые качества, которые привели героя к успеху, в итоге приведут его к отвержению и изгнанию. C точки зрения Плутарха неоднозначный, но выдающийся человек способен быть настоящим героем. В статье делается вывод о том, что именно Фемистокл заложил одну из основ для создания Афинской державы, поскольку сумел провести инициативу по созданию военного флота, а также возглавил греков в победе над персидскими силами в ключевом сражении при Саламине. Делается акцент на возможности сравнения между героем и его родным полисом, которое проявляется как в свойственных им чертах, так и в сходстве их судеб. Фемистокл уходит с арены истории именно в тот момент, когда это необходимо. Таким образом, можно говорить о том, как образ героя у Плутарха связан с государством, которое он представляет. The article deals with the main traits of hero’s character in Plutarch’s primary work “Parallel Lives”. Firstly, based upon Aristotle’s idea of the soul the article highlights Themistocles’ characteristics and how they can develop later. Secondly, using the “Life of Themistocles” it explores the hero’s double-sided nature and Plutarch’s opinion on it. Thirdly, the author analyzes the importance of anecdotes and metaphors in the image of the hero, created by the Chaeronean philosopher. The article reveals Plutarch’s image of Themistocles through an analysis of the most important features of his character. It presents how Plutarch’s opinion about Themistocles changes throughout the narration and argues that the same qualities, that led him to success, eventually led him to rejection and exile. The author draws a conclusion that, from Plutarch’s point of view, an ambiguous, but outstanding person is able to be a real hero. The article concludes that it was Themistocles who laid one of the foundations for the creation of the Athenian Empire: he managed to carry out the initiative to create a military fleet and he also led the Greeks in defeating the Persians in the key battle of the war, Salamis. Emphasis is placed on the possibility of making a comparison between the hero and his city. The similarities appear both in their characteristics and their destinies. Themistocles leaves the historical arena precisely at the moment when it is necessary. Thus, we can discuss the way in which the image of the hero in Plutarch's “Parallel Lives” can be connected with the state that he represents.