Companion to Plutarch

Informationen zum Autor Mark Beck is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of South Carolina, where he teaches courses on Greek and Roman authors and classical civilization courses. He has published numerous articles and chapters on Plutarch and is the author of the forthcoming book, Understanding Classics: Plutarch (2012). Klappentext A Companion to Plutarch offers a broad survey of the famous historian and biographer; a coherent, comprehensive, and elegant presentation of Plutarch's thought and influence* Constitutes the first survey of its kind, a unified and accessible guide that offers a comprehensive discussion of all major aspects of Plutarch's oeuvre* Provides essential background information on Plutarch's world, including his own circle of influential friends (Greek and Roman), his travels, his political activity, and his relations with Trajan and other emperors* Offers contextualizing background, the literary and cultural details that shed light on some of the fundamental aspects of Plutarch's thought* Surveys the ideologically crucial reception of the Greek Classical Period in Plutarch's writings* Follows the currents of recent serious scholarship, discussing perennial interests, and delving into topics and works not formerly given serious attention Zusammenfassung Offers a survey of the famous historian and biographer Plutarch. This title presents a comprehensive discussion of major aspects of Plutarch's oeuvre. It provides essential background information on Plutarch's world, including his own circle of influential friends (Greek and Roman), his travels, his political activity, and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors x Acknowledgments xvii Note on the Translations and Abbreviations xviii Introduction: Plutarch in Greece 1 Mark Beck Part I Plutarch in Context 11 1 Plutarch and Rome 13 Philip A. Stadter 2 Plutarch and the Second Sophistic 32 Thomas A. Schmitz 3 The Role of Philosophy and Philosophers in the Imperial Period 43 Michael Trapp Part II Plutarch's Moralia 59 4 Plutarch and Platonism 61 John Dillon 5 Plutarch, Aristotle, and the Peripatetics 73 Francesco Becchi (translated by Pia Bertucci) 6 Plutarch and the Stoics 88 Jan Opsomer 7 Plutarch and Epicureanism 104 Eleni Kechagia-Ovseiko 8 Plutarch and the Skeptics 121 Mauro Bonazzi (translated by Pia Bertucci) 9 Practical Ethics 135 Lieve Van Hoof 10 Political Philosophy 149 Christopher Pelling 11 Religion and Myth 163 Rainer Hirsch-Luipold (translated by Mark Beck) 12 Poetry and Education 177 Ewen Bowie 13 Love and Marriage 191 Georgia Tsouvala 14 The Sympotic Works 207 Frieda Klotz 15 Animals in Plutarch 223 Stephen T. Newmyer 16 Plutarch the Antiquarian 235 Pascal Payen (translated by Cara Welch) Part III Plutarch's Biographical Projects 249 17 The Lives of the Caesars 251 Aristoula Georgiadou 18 Plutarch's Galba and Otho 267 Lukas de Blois 19 The Aratus and the Artaxerxes 278 Eran Almagor 20 The Project of the Parallel Lives: Plutarch's Conception of Biography 292 Joseph Geiger 21 Kratein onomatôn: Language and Value in Plutarch 304 Alexei V. Zadorojnyi 22 Compositional Methods in the Lives 321 Luc Van der Stockt 23 The Prologues 333 Timothy E. Duff 24 Morality, Characterization, and Individuality 350 Anastasios G. Nikolaidis 25 Childhood and Youth 373 Carmen Soares (translated by Camila Alvahydo) 26 Death and Other Kinds of Closur...

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors x
 
Acknowledgments xvii
 
Note on the Translations and Abbreviations xviii
 
Introduction: Plutarch in Greece 1
Mark Beck
 
Part I Plutarch in Context 11
 
1 Plutarch and Rome 13
Philip A. Stadter
 
2 Plutarch and the Second Sophistic 32
Thomas A. Schmitz
 
3 The Role of Philosophy and Philosophers in the Imperial Period 43
Michael Trapp
 
Part II Plutarch's Moralia 59
 
4 Plutarch and Platonism 61
John Dillon
 
5 Plutarch, Aristotle, and the Peripatetics 73
Francesco Becchi (translated by Pia Bertucci)
 
6 Plutarch and the Stoics 88
Jan Opsomer
 
7 Plutarch and Epicureanism 104
Eleni Kechagia-Ovseiko
 
8 Plutarch and the Skeptics 121
Mauro Bonazzi (translated by Pia Bertucci)
 
9 Practical Ethics 135
Lieve Van Hoof
 
10 Political Philosophy 149
Christopher Pelling
 
11 Religion and Myth 163
Rainer Hirsch-Luipold (translated by Mark Beck)
 
12 Poetry and Education 177
Ewen Bowie
 
13 Love and Marriage 191
Georgia Tsouvala
 
14 The Sympotic Works 207
Frieda Klotz
 
15 Animals in Plutarch 223
Stephen T. Newmyer
 
16 Plutarch the Antiquarian 235
Pascal Payen (translated by Cara Welch)
 
Part III Plutarch's Biographical Projects 249
 
17 The Lives of the Caesars 251
Aristoula Georgiadou
 
18 Plutarch's Galba and Otho 267
Lukas de Blois
 
19 The Aratus and the Artaxerxes 278
Eran Almagor
 
20 The Project of the Parallel Lives: Plutarch's Conception of Biography 292
Joseph Geiger
 
21 Kratein onomatôn: Language and Value in Plutarch 304
Alexei V. Zadorojnyi
 
22 Compositional Methods in the Lives 321
Luc Van der Stockt
 
23 The Prologues 333
Timothy E. Duff
 
24 Morality, Characterization, and Individuality 350
Anastasios G. Nikolaidis
 
25 Childhood and Youth 373
Carmen Soares (translated by Camila Alvahydo)
 
26 Death and Other Kinds of Closure 391
Craig Cooper
 
27 The Synkrisis 405
David H.J. Larmour
 
28 The Use of Historical Sources 417
Maria Teresa Schettino (translated by Pia Bertucci)
 
29 Tragedy and the Hero 437
Judith Mossman
 
30 The Philosopher-King 449
Bernard Boulet
 
31 The Socratic Paradigm 463
Mark Beck
 
32 Fate and Fortune 479
Frances B. Titchener
 
33 The Perils of Ambition 488
Françoise Frazier (translated by Cara Welch)
 
34 Sex, Eroticism, and Politics 503
Jeffrey Beneker
 
35 Philanthropy, Dignity, and Euergetism 516
Geert Roskam
 
Part IV The Reception of Plutarch 529
 
36 The Reception of Plutarch from Antiquity to the Italian Renaissance 531
Marianne Pade
 
37 The Renaissance in France: Amyot and Montaigne 544
Olivier Guerrier (translated by Cara Welch)
 
38 The Reception of Plutarch in France after the Renaissance 549
Françoise Frazier (translated by Cara Welch)
 
39 The Reception of Plutarch in Spain 556
Aurelio Pérez Jiménez
 
40 Shakespeare 577
Gordon Braden
 
41 The Post-Renaissance Reception of Plutarch in England 592
Judith Mossman
 
42 Plutarch and the Early American Republic 598
Carl J. Richard
 
Index 611

Bericht

"As a collection of essays on Plutarch the philosopher, moralist, biographer, and human being, Beck's c ompanion offers a well-rounded, enjoyable, and state-of-the-art introduction." ( New England Classical Journal , 1 May 2015)

"This book studies him in his broader contemporary and later contexts and will be invaluable to anyone, student or specialist, investigating the culture of Plutarch's times as well, of course, as the subject himself." ( Reference Reviews , 1 December 2014

"All in all, Beck's Companion to Plutarch has now become the major reference work for scholars and students of Plutarch, as well as for a wider class of readers (specialists and non-specialists alike) who want to enter the charming world of the Chaeronean philosopher." ( Bryn Mawr Classical Review , 1 September 2014)

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Beck, M Beck, Mark Beck, Mark (University of South Carolina) Beck
• Mitarbeit: Mar Beck (Herausgeber), Mark Beck (Herausgeber), Beck Mark (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 03.01.2014
• EAN: 9781405194310
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9431-0
• Seiten: 648
• Serien: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World; Blackwell Companions to the An; Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Klassische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; Plutarch, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient History, klassische lateinische Literatur, Classical Studies, BCE period – Protohistory, Humanistische Studien, Klassische griechische Literatur, Classical Greek Literature, Latin Literature