Plutarch Roman Classical Studies
Plutarch Roman Classical Studies
Plutarch's classic biographies of ancient Greek and Roman heroes, and his essays, were the inspiration of the Renaissance. This category collects the links to Plutarch and his work.
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Plutarch's Lives with annotations to the Encyclopedia of the Self - The Dryden edition, as revised by A.H. Clough, extensively annotated, with references cross-linked to the Encyclopedia of the Self.
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Plutarch's Alexander - Translated by John Dryden.
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Shakespeare's Sources in Plutarch's Parallel Lives - A few biographies of ancient Roman and Greek heroes from J. W. Skeat's 19th century edition of Sir Thomas North's 1579 English edition. The North edition was a Renaissance best-seller in England, and Shakespeare borrowed heavily from it for his plays. Pro
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Chaironeia: Plutarch's Home on the Web - Kenneth Mayer's collection of links and Plutarchian lore.
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Plutarch's Lives - All of the classic biographies of heroes and villains from ancient Greece and Rome. The English text is awkward and antiquated, but it's the complete Dryden edition (1683), as revised by A.H. Clough (1864).
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Plutarch - His Life and Legacy - Who he was, what he wrote, and how he influenced Europe, especially during the Renaissance.
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15 Ancient Greek Heroes from Plutarch's Lives - Abridged modern English version of the classic biographies. The most heroic of the Greek lives, in an easy-to-read style, with clickable vocabulary for the student, and an Ancient Greece Links page. Start here if you've never read Plutarch before.
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