Plutarch’s Lives Exploring Virtue and Vice
Plutarch’s Lives Exploring Virtue and Vice by Tim Duff, published by Oxford University Press in 2002, is a comprehensive examination of Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, spanning 423 pages. This edition presents a detailed analysis of how these works serve as more than just historical sources, offering insights into the cultural and moral landscape of the Greek world during the second century AD.
Readers will find that this book delves into the complexities of psychology, education, and morality as presented in Plutarch’s writings. It also addresses themes of cultural identity, providing a nuanced understanding of the reception of Classical Greece and Republican Rome. This scholarly work is suitable for those interested in biography, historiography, and literary criticism, making it a valuable resource for exploring ancient perspectives on virtue and vice.
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This book lucidly explains how the Parallel Lives of Plutarch (c. AD 45-120) are more than mere `sources’ for history. The Lives offer us a unique insight into the reception of Classical Greece and Republican Rome in the Greek world of the second century AD. They also explore and challenge issues of psychology, education, morality, and cultural identity.
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