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by Plutarch (Author), Arthur Hugh Clough (Editor) (Author), John Dryden (Translator) (Author), James Atlas (Introduction) (Author)
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  • Paperback: 816 pages
  • Publisher: Modern Library Inc; Modern Library Paperback Ed edition (10 May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0375756760
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375756764
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13 x 3 cm
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Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they led ultimately to tragedy or victory. Richly anecdotal and full of detail, Volume I contains profiles and comparisons of Romulus and Theseus, Numa and Lycurgus, Fabius and Pericles, and many more powerful figures of ancient Greece and Rome. The present translation, originally published in 1683 in conjunction with a life of Plutarch by John Dryden, was revised in 1864 by the poet and scholar Arthur Hugh Clough, whose notes and preface are also included in this edition. A Bible for heroes. Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader.

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James Atlas is the author of Bellow: A Biography and is the general editor of the Penguin Lives series. He lives in New York City.

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