Essays,9780140445640

Essays

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ISBN13: 9780140445640
ISBN10: 0140445641
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1993-04-01
Publisher(s): Penguin Classics
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Summary

One of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world, Plutarch (c. AD 46 -120) used an encyclopedic knowledge of the Roman Empire to produce a compelling and individual voice. In this superb selection from his writings, he offers personal insights into moral subjects that include the virtue of listening, the danger of flattery and the avoidance of anger, alongside more speculative essays on themes as diverse as God's slowness to punish man, the use of reason by supposedly 'irrational' animals and the death of his own daughter. Brilliantly informed, these essays offer a treasure-trove of ancient wisdom, myth and philosophy, and a powerful insight into a deeply intelligent man.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements vii
Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1(18)
On Listening
Introduction
19(8)
Essay
27(24)
How To Distinguish a Flatterer from a Friend
Introduction
51(10)
Essay
61(52)
On Being Aware of Moral Progress
Introduction
113(9)
Essay
122(25)
Whether Military or Intellectual Exploits Have Brought Athens More Fame
Introduction
147(7)
Essay
154(14)
On The Avoidance of Anger
Introduction
168(8)
Essay
176(26)
On Contentment
Introduction
202(9)
Essay
211(28)
On God's Slowness to Punish
Introduction
239(11)
Essay
250(44)
On Socrates' Personal Deity
Introduction
294(14)
Essay
308(51)
In Consolation to his Wife
Introduction
359(6)
Essay
365(10)
On The Use of Reason by `Irrational' Animals
Introduction
375(8)
Essay
383(17)
Bibliography 400(2)
Textual Appendix 402(5)
Descriptive Index of Proper Names 407

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