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A versatile gentleman

A versatile gentleman

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Plutarch was a brilliant Platonist, an erudite historian, a gifted author of highly polished literary dialogues, a priest of Apollo at Delphi, and a devoted politician in his hometown Chaeronea. He felt confident in the most technical and specialized discussions, yet was not afraid of rhetorical generalizations. In his voluminous oeuvre, he appears as a sharp polemicist and a loving father, an ardent pupil but also a kind, inspiring teacher, a sober historian and a teller of wondrous tales. In view of all these different personae, erudite versatility is without any doubt a major characteristic of Plutarch's works. A Versatile Gentleman is dedicated to Luc Van der Stockt, professor emeritus of Greek language and literature at KU Leuven and a truly versatile gentleman. The volume aims to do justice to his and Plutarch's versatility by discussing the Chaeronean from many different angles. As such, it sheds new light on the coherence of, and the tensions in, Plutarch's thinking and writing.
ISBN 9789462700765
Title A versatile gentleman
Subtitel consistency in Plutarch's writing
Title(C) Plutarchea Hypomnemata A Versatile Gentleman
Category Sociale filosofie
Edition 1
Appearance Hardback
Publication Date 28-06-2016
Publisher Universitaire Pers Leuven
Author
Redacteur Jan Opsomer
Redacteur Geert Roskam
Redacteur Frances Titchener
Imprint Leuven University Press
Language English
Illustraties Nee
Pages 310
Weight 653 gr
Format 249 x 167 x 24