Essays - Couverture souple

Plutarch

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140445641 ISBN 13 : 9780140445640

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 1993

Synopsis

One of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world, Plutarch (c. AD 46 -120) used an encyclopedic knowledge of the Roman Empire to produce a compelling and individual voice. In this superb selection from his writings, he offers personal insights into moral subjects that include the virtue of listening, the danger of flattery and the avoidance of anger, alongside more speculative essays on themes as diverse as God's slowness to punish man, the use of reason by supposedly 'irrational' animals and the death of his own daughter. Brilliantly informed, these essays offer a treasure-trove of ancient wisdom, myth and philosophy, and a powerful insight into a deeply intelligent man.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

PLUTARCH (circa 45 - 125 A.D.) Plutarch is known to have written 227 works of various sorts. Of these, Parallel Lives and Morals have been the most influential for later generations

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140445641
• ISBN 13: 9780140445640
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH; kundenservice@penguinrandomhouse.de; ; Neumarkter Straße 28; München; Bayern; 81673; Allemagne