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Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a 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 de...more
Published October 5th 2001 by Modern Library (first published 100)
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Sep 15, 2011Darwin8u rated it it was amazing
'...beyond this there is nothing but prodigies and fictions, the only inhabitants are the poets and inventors of fables' Plutarch, The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Vol 1.
Plutarch, one of the great early biographers summarizes the lives of Greek and Roman military and political leaders and compares them to illuminate the virtues and failings of their leadership. Vol 1., includes the following micro-biographies and comparisons:
Theseus v. Romulus
Lycurgus v. Numa Pompilius
Solon v. Poplico...more
Sep 23, 2013Robert SheppardPlutarch, one of the great early biographers summarizes the lives of Greek and Roman military and political leaders and compares them to illuminate the virtues and failings of their leadership. Vol 1., includes the following micro-biographies and comparisons:
Theseus v. Romulus
Lycurgus v. Numa Pompilius
Solon v. Poplico...more
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WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE GREAT HISTORIANS OF WORLD HISTORY--HERODOTUS, THUCYDIDES, SIMA QIAN, IBN KHALDUN, THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE MONGOLS, JULIUS CAESAR, PLUTARCH, LIVY, POLYBIUS, TACITUS, GIBBON, MARX, SPENGLER & TOYNBEE----FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' is an apt admonition to...more
'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' is an apt admonition to...more
22. Plutarch's lives, The Dryden Translation, Volume 1, edited by Arthur Hugh Clough
written: circa 120 ce
translation: 1683 (and not by Dryden)
editing and notes 1859
format: 785 page paperback
acquired: December
read: Feb 27 – May 2
time reading: 48 hr 43 min, 3.7 min/page
rating: 3
A weird decision to read this, but it's become somehow meaningful to me in a way I don't exactly understand and that may not have anything to do with the text. The text is a strange relic of the Roman era. Plutarch was a Gr...more
written: circa 120 ce
translation: 1683 (and not by Dryden)
editing and notes 1859
format: 785 page paperback
acquired: December
read: Feb 27 – May 2
time reading: 48 hr 43 min, 3.7 min/page
rating: 3
A weird decision to read this, but it's become somehow meaningful to me in a way I don't exactly understand and that may not have anything to do with the text. The text is a strange relic of the Roman era. Plutarch was a Gr...more
Plutarch's lives are an excellent place to start for a cursory study of the classical world. Plutarch of Chaeronia (in Greece) in the days of the Roman Empire was not contemporary with many of the figures he biographizes, but draws heavily from primary sources and oral traditions no longer extant. Don't forget also that he was a priest at the temple of Apollo at Delphi, so the predictions (and overriding theme of fate and the occasional miracle) of the famous oracle there play a heavy role in ma...more
Mar 23, 2009James rated it really liked it
Plutarch, of course, was one of the most influential authors of all time. His biographies of famous Greeks and Romans and his comparisons of their lives, were read with enthusiasm by classical scholars from the time they were written near the end of his life early in the second century A.D. He was likely the most important classical author read in Europe during the Middle Ages, and undoubtedly influenced Chaucer and Shakespeare as well as many other great literary figures. He was, to a large deg...more
Dec 25, 2007Greg rated it liked it · review of another edition
It is a shame that such an interesting, and historically valuable work such as Plutarch's lives is so difficult for modern readers. Though many others have commented on how difficult this English is for us, consider the following quote taken at random, from the first two sentences of the life of the Roman Camillus:
Among the many remarkable things that are related of Furius Camillus, it seems singular and strange above all, that he, who continually was in the highest commands, and obtained the gr...more
Among the many remarkable things that are related of Furius Camillus, it seems singular and strange above all, that he, who continually was in the highest commands, and obtained the gr...more
Oct 13, 2009Steven Peterson rated it really liked it
One of the devices of Plutarch is to draw comparisons between the famous Greeks and later Romans. For instance, the first sketch in this version features the Athenian Theseus. Plutarch equates him to a Roman founder, Romulus.
There is the story of Themistocles, whose talents helped to defeat the Persian fleet at Salamis and whose strategizing was a key part of the Greeks' overall victory. There is also the tale of the unhappiness that he faced afterwards, including the ironic flight from Athens....more
There is the story of Themistocles, whose talents helped to defeat the Persian fleet at Salamis and whose strategizing was a key part of the Greeks' overall victory. There is also the tale of the unhappiness that he faced afterwards, including the ironic flight from Athens....more
Sep 18, 2009Smiley marked it as to-read · review of another edition
In fact I read only two on Alexander and Cicero (in Lives 2) since I'm interested in their lives as described and analyzed by Plutarch. I found it a bit tough due to Dryden's style of translation, that is, his Victorian-style lengthy sentences.
In this Lives 1, I'm going to read on Pericles whose famous funeral speech at Athens as recorded in History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides has long impressed me.
Aug 11, 2017Rick Davis rated it it was amazingIn this Lives 1, I'm going to read on Pericles whose famous funeral speech at Athens as recorded in History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides has long impressed me.
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Plutarch is a fantastic storyteller and historian. He is usually careful to cite his sources and he frequently discusses variant accounts of events, but, far from being a dry academic, he brings the men he writes about to vibrant life. He also doesn't mind spicing his stories up with some gossip, although he usually notes when his stories deviate from what is historically probable. He places both the virtues and vices of famous men on display, and allows the reader to see the comparisons between...more
Sep 26, 2010Matt rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Dense. And not a lot of fun.
Plutarch, a Greek in the first century A.D. who later became a Roman citizen, drafted his Lives as a moral inquiry. He selected from history a well-known Greek and a well-known Roman and wrote briefly on each. He then concludes with a couple pages comparing their lives in terms of who can be thought of as a better man- in terms of generalship, politics or whichever other quality he feels is most comparable between them. Today, these comparisons have been collected int...more
Plutarch, a Greek in the first century A.D. who later became a Roman citizen, drafted his Lives as a moral inquiry. He selected from history a well-known Greek and a well-known Roman and wrote briefly on each. He then concludes with a couple pages comparing their lives in terms of who can be thought of as a better man- in terms of generalship, politics or whichever other quality he feels is most comparable between them. Today, these comparisons have been collected int...more
Sep 21, 2011Keeko rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
You can see why this book is still being read 2,000 years, give or take a few. I would give it 10 stars if I could. Cover to cover adventure, passion, betrayal, heart, and humor. You can tell how much he loved the characters because he brings them to life. I teared up a bit when I finished it because I didn't want to leave them. And as a side note, every time now when I hear a politician or political strategist praised for a brilliant tactic or for 'remaking the political landscape,' I'll be thi...more
Sep 07, 2017Nancy rated it it was amazing
#Classic filled with important information about iconic figures.
Plutarch's Lives
Reading this book takes discipline,
after 100 pgs...my eyes glaze over.
C'est fini!
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C'est fini!
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Aug 22, 2018Elijah Oyekunle rated it really liked it
Hmm. Parallel Lives is important as an important source of information about ancient Rome and Greece. One of the greatest classics of the western civilization, and I just finished the first volume.
Maybe I'll just take a pause before moving on.
Apr 09, 2013Þróndr rated it Maybe I'll just take a pause before moving on.
it was amazing · review of another edition Shelves: philosophy, history, classics, biography, classical-roman-lit
'Now himselfe confesseth in some place, that when he began this worke, at the first it was but to profit others; but that afterwards it was to profit himselfe, looking upon those histories, as if he had looked in a glasse, and seeking to reform his life in some sort, and to forme it in the mould of the vertues of these great men; taking this fashion of searching their manners, and writing the Lives of these noble men, to be a familiar haunting and frequenting of them. Also he thought, [said he h...more
I only read the first six or so lives, not the whole thing.
Plutarch, a Greek living in Roman times, compares famous Greeks and Romans. His focus is political and military. How does one shape the state best? Where lies wisdom and prosperity as a city-state?
We find a mixture of virtue and vice upheld as worthy of pursuit. By gods grace granted even to pagan unbelievers, Plutarch extols moderation and courage and self-restraint.
- 'Neither ships nor riches and ornaments nor boasting shouts, nor barb...more
Jun 22, 2011Rob added it Plutarch, a Greek living in Roman times, compares famous Greeks and Romans. His focus is political and military. How does one shape the state best? Where lies wisdom and prosperity as a city-state?
We find a mixture of virtue and vice upheld as worthy of pursuit. By gods grace granted even to pagan unbelievers, Plutarch extols moderation and courage and self-restraint.
- 'Neither ships nor riches and ornaments nor boasting shouts, nor barb...more
Shelves: non-fiction, read-in-2011, history, classics
(too old to rate) If Thucydides and Heterodotus are credited with establishing the Western conception of history, Plutarch is the founder of the form of biography. From a contemporary perspective Plutarch's biographies aren't all that successful -- beyond whatever factual inaccuracies there must be, from a literary perspective they tend to become either morality plays pitting a heroic leader against the envious people he rules over or slogs through repetitive accounts of battles and omens. Still...more
Nov 13, 2012Sylvia rated it really liked it Shelves: challenge-2014, great-books-of-the-western-world, great-books-read-1
My percentage of reading is based on the selection I wanted to read as part of the first year of reading of Great Books of the Western World.
Plutarch compares the lawgiving ways of Lycurgus and Numa Pompilius, after he has told their seperate lives. Lycurgus was a king who left the crown to his nephew and spend his whole life to reorganize the laws of Sparta and make his inhabitants a fierce tribe, who defended their country. Numa Pompilius was asked to take the crown and reformed the city of Ro...more
Plutarch compares the lawgiving ways of Lycurgus and Numa Pompilius, after he has told their seperate lives. Lycurgus was a king who left the crown to his nephew and spend his whole life to reorganize the laws of Sparta and make his inhabitants a fierce tribe, who defended their country. Numa Pompilius was asked to take the crown and reformed the city of Ro...more
Seriously one of the most taxing fucking dreadful reading experiences of my life.
The content is absolutely amazing and terribly interesting, but it took so much mental energy to plough through a single sentence that I couldn't bear to even THINK about reading the second volume. It's a shame, really. I found Plato challenging, but at least his syntax wasn't a fucking gymnastic routine in and of itself most of the time. Plutarch is the literary equivalent of a geezer who has a tendency to go off...more
The content is absolutely amazing and terribly interesting, but it took so much mental energy to plough through a single sentence that I couldn't bear to even THINK about reading the second volume. It's a shame, really. I found Plato challenging, but at least his syntax wasn't a fucking gymnastic routine in and of itself most of the time. Plutarch is the literary equivalent of a geezer who has a tendency to go off...more
The content is 5 stars, but I'm leaving 3 because the Stewart/Long translation is much better. Here's an example difference from Alkibiades which I struggled with in Dryden but could immediately understand in Stewart/Long:
Dryden:
When he began to study, he obeyed all his other masters fairly well, but refused to learn upon the flute, as a sordid thing, and not becoming a free citizen; saying that to play on the lute or the harp does not in any way disfigure a man's body or face, but one is hardly...more
Dryden:
When he began to study, he obeyed all his other masters fairly well, but refused to learn upon the flute, as a sordid thing, and not becoming a free citizen; saying that to play on the lute or the harp does not in any way disfigure a man's body or face, but one is hardly...more
May 03, 2012Victoria rated it really liked it · review of another edition
My favorite section in this book, and one of my favorite reads of the curriculum this year, was that of Lycurgus and the society he built in Sparta. The culture of minimal legislation, common possessions, few words, and more leisure is such a foreign lifestyle, and I still think about it often. I'm still left pondering how it is necessary to have community in order to have happiness and whether it is necessary to isolate ourselves in order to have the best community.
Another fun topic of discuss...more
Another fun topic of discuss...more
his is the best book on ancient history I've ever read. Usually with ancient history very little is recorded. Usually all we know is from one or two historians, and all modern authors can really add is some archaeological findings and their own opinions. That why I prefer to read the original sources. The problem with doing that is that many are fragmentary, and sometimes it can be quite hard to understand the context of what they are talking about.
Plutarch is far easier to read than most author...more
Plutarch is far easier to read than most author...more
Jul 18, 2019Joseph rated it liked it · review of another edition
There are times I regret starting my Harvard Classics journey, and this is one of those. It's the most challenging thing I've ever tried to read. With the run-on sentences, passive voice, and not to mention all the Greek and Roman names, I have trouble paying attention to any of it. I tried another equally difficult translation in print, but alas, I've come to the limits of my reading ability. These stories could really use another translation. I know there are newer ones, but only the Dryden on...more
Any American who reads Plutarch must be struck with how much we owe to the Romans. Plutarch is as much psychologist and assessor of statesmanship as historian. He balances different accounts—from the unreliable to the reliable—to teach the reader to differentiate between legend, myth, and verified history. His perspective is balanced and sensible. One main theme is that even the most civilized of civilizations must stay vigilant, for we are always teetering on the edge of the abyss to fall into...more
DNF, so I won't rate it, but had not planned on finishing the book in its entirety. Only needed to read a few select chapters for some research I'm doing. The book is dry and very wordy, assumes you already know who people and places are before you crack the cover (doesn't explain that kind of stuff as you go along, so if you don't have any knowledge of ancient Rome and its people, places, and relationships, you'll easily get lost or bored), but it's a classic and an invaluable piece of history.
I decided to read Plutarch to fill in a gap in my education. The most interesting about the book to me was how it dealt with two warrior cultures, Greece and Rome. Though Plutarch is focused on morality mass slaughter seems to be acceptable. The book is interesting both for historical reasons and for the perspective it shows on a different era. My only complaint was that Dryden's translation involves some amazingly long sentences and when he gets multiple characters going in the same narrative i...more
Mr. Long skillfully bridges the gap between Plutarch and the modern reader. His translation is easy to read and understand.
Plutarch compiles biographies on the lives of ancient heroes using sources that have been lost to time, affording us a unique view on these old stories.
The Lives of Greek and Roman heroes are entertaining to read but Plutarch reveal that these heroes had flaws like everyone else.
I’m looking forward to reading the other books in this series.
Plutarch compiles biographies on the lives of ancient heroes using sources that have been lost to time, affording us a unique view on these old stories.
The Lives of Greek and Roman heroes are entertaining to read but Plutarch reveal that these heroes had flaws like everyone else.
I’m looking forward to reading the other books in this series.
Feb 04, 2019John Yelverton rated it it was amazing
This was an absolutely amazing read as Plutarch takes a Grecian and Roman hero who lived similar lives or dealt with similar situations, presents the reader with their biography, and then compares the two subjects. This makes for absolutely fascinating and enriching reading.
Feb 20, 2019Dawn Roberts rated it it was ok
Only read about six chapters for my current syllabus, and they were hard. However, reading Livy later, I am remembering and understanding some of the key figures in context.
May 01, 2018Boweavil rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
An early masterpiece of biography and historical analysis.
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