Plutarch: Life Of Antony

by Plutarch

2021-01-07 19:03:16

Pelling presents the Greek text of Plutarch''s Life of Antony, a work remarkable for its colorful narrative and vivid characterization of Antony and Cleopatra. Although mostly concerned with the literary merit of the Life, the text is accompanied b... Read more
Pelling presents the Greek text of Plutarch''s Life of Antony, a work remarkable for its colorful narrative and vivid characterization of Antony and Cleopatra. Although mostly concerned with the literary merit of the Life, the text is accompanied by an extensive introduction that sets the work in its historical perspective and by detailed commentary that explains points of linguistic difficulty. Especially interesting is Pelling''s discussion of the influence of the Life on Shakespeare''s Antony and Cleopatra, whose conception of the character and destiny of its protagonist is almost wholly shaped by Plutarch''s work. Less

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File size7.99 X 5 X 0.79 in
Print pages356
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date May 26, 1988
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521284189

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