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Plutarch and his Roman readers /

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Plutarch's focus on the great leaders of the classical world, his anecdotal style and his self-presentation as a good-natured friend and wise counsellor have appealed over the centuries to a wide audience, persons as diverse as Beethoven and Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare and Harry Truman. This...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stadter, Philip A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Plutarch. > Lives.
Plutarch > Criticism and interpretation.
Plutarch > Appreciation > Italy.
Greece > Biography > History and criticism.
Rome > Biography > History and criticism.

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