Plutarch on Sparta / translated with introduction and notes by Richard J.A. Talbert. [print]

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Plutarch [Author]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: London : Penguin, (c)2005.Edition: Rev. edition. / with Life of Agesilaus translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert and rev. by Richard J.A. TalbertDescription: xxxix, 264 pages : maps ; 20 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780140449433

Contained works:

Plutarch. -- English & Greek

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LOC classification:

PA4374.T137.P588 2005
PA4374

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Contents:

Sayings: Sayings of Spartans ; Sayings of Spartan women -- Appendix: Spartan society/ Xenophon.

Subject: Through his Lives of Sparta's leaders and his recording of memorable Spartan Sayings, Plutarch depicts a people who lived frugally and mastered their emotions in all aspects of life, who disposed of unhealthy babies in a deep chasm, introduced a gruelling regimen of military training for boys, and treated their serfs brutally. Plutarch's writing brings to life the personalities and achievements of Sparta. Revised edition includes a new introduction, a new essay on Plutarch, notes, a glossary, updated further reading, and an index.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	PA4374.P588.S637 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001734124

Previous edition: 1988.

Translated from the Greek.

Lives: Lycurgus ; Agesilaus ; Agis ; Cleomenes -- Sayings: Sayings of Spartans ; Sayings of Spartan women -- Appendix: Spartan society/ Xenophon.

Through his Lives of Sparta's leaders and his recording of memorable Spartan Sayings, Plutarch depicts a people who lived frugally and mastered their emotions in all aspects of life, who disposed of unhealthy babies in a deep chasm, introduced a gruelling regimen of military training for boys, and treated their serfs brutally. Plutarch's writing brings to life the personalities and achievements of Sparta. Revised edition includes a new introduction, a new essay on Plutarch, notes, a glossary, updated further reading, and an index.

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