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Lives. Englished by Sir Thomas North in ten Volumes
Hardcover
Historical FiguresAncient GreeceAncient Rome
ISBN13: 9781024228199
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 488
Weight: 1.89
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This is Volume 1 of Sir Thomas North's celebrated English translation of Plutarch's Lives, a cornerstone of classical literature. Originally written in Greek, Plutarch's biographies offer insightful portrayals of prominent figures from ancient Greece and Rome. North's translation, first published in 1579, is renowned for its vibrant prose and its influence on English literature, most notably as a source for Shakespeare's Roman plays. This edition makes available once again the rich tapestry of these historical narratives, bringing to life the characters, events, and moral lessons of a bygone era. Readers will find enduring value in Plutarch's reflections on leadership, virtue, and the human condition, as rendered by one of the great translators of the English Renaissance.
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