Synopses & Reviews
While perhaps best known for his Lives, Plutarch also wrote philosophical dialogues that constitute a major intellectual legacy from the first century A.D. This collection presents two important short works from his writings in moral philosophy. They reveal Plutarch at his best--informative, sympathetic, rich in narrative--and are accompanied by an extensive commentary that situates Plutarch and his views on marriage in their historical context.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-215) and index.
Table of Contents
Advice to the bride and groom / translated by donald Russell -- Greek text from Plutarchus Moralia, vol. I -- Reflections on Plutarch, Advice to the bride and groom : something old, something new, something borrowed / Sarah B. Pomeroy -- A consolation to his wife / translated by Donald Russell -- Greek text from Plutarchus Moralia, vol. III -- Reflections on Plutarch, A consolation to his wife / Sarah B. Pomeroy -- Plutarch's moral program / Simon Swain -- Advice to the bride and groom : Plutarch gives a detailed account of his views on marriage / Lisette Goessler, translated by Hazel Harvey -- Practicing what you preach : Plutarch's sources and treatment / Richard Hawley -- Plutarch's Advice to the bride and groom : traditional wisdom through a philosophic lens / Cynthia Patterson -- Foreign powers : Plutarch and discourses of domination in Roman Greece / Lin Foxhall -- Gendering virtue / Jo Ann McNamara -- Plutarch on persuasion / Emma J. Stafford -- Philosophos kai Philandros : Plutarch's view of women in the Moralia and Lives / Philip A. Stadter -- Images of childhood : the evidence of Plutarch / Keith Bradley.