An in-depth analysis of oracular divination in Plutarch's thought. Oracular divination was of special concern for Plutarch of Chaeronea (45-120 AD), Platonic philosopher as well as priest at the oracle of Apollo in Delphi. The peculiar nature of Delphic divination as an (im)perf…
"Françoise Frazier's Quelques aspects du platonisme de Plutarque: Philosopher en commun, Tourner sa pensée vers Dieu includes 20 essays on several philosophical tractates in Plutarch's Moralia. Interesting both for Classists and Historians of Religion alike, the chapters provide…
"Françoise Frazier's Quelques aspects du platonisme de Plutarque: Philosopher en commun, Tourner sa pensée vers Dieu includes 20 essays on several philosophical tractates in Plutarch's Moralia. Interesting both for Classists and Historians of Religion alike, the chapters provide…
Luisa Lesage Gárriga offers a new critical edition with English translation of one of Plutarch?s most fascinating treatises, and yet one of the least known to the wider public. Dealing with the nature and function of the moon from multiple perspectives, this treatise offers a co…
Plutarch's focus on the great leaders of the classical world, his anecdotal style, and his self-presentation as a good-natured friend and wise counsellor have appealed over the centuries to a wide audience, persons as diverse as Beethoven and Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare and H…
"The present book Frederick E. Brenk: Plutarch, Religious Thinker and Biographer, "The Religious Spirit of Plutarch of Chaironeia" and "The Life of Mark Antony" includes the updated and revised version of two seminal articles on Plutarch by F.E. Brenk published thirty years ago …
In-depth analysis of Plutarch's anti-Epicurean treatise Adversus ColotemL'Adversus Colotem, composto intorno al 100 d.C., fa parte, insieme al non posse e al de latenter vivendo, della cosiddetta 'trilogia anti-epicurea' di Plutarco. Questo volume analizza l'Adversus Colotem nel…