A Commentary on Plutarch's Pericles By Philip A. Stadter

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Plutarch s Life of Pericles is one of the outstanding works of ancient biography Called by some a coward and others a boor Pericles was a genius as a statesman He ruled Athens like a monarch between 441 and 430 B. Book A Commentary on Plutarch's pericles a period of great political and intellectual achievement In the first comprehensive commentary in this century on Plutarch s text Philip Stadter explores both the literary and historical aspects of this extraordinary work which is included here in Greek in its entirety In an extensive introduction Stadter considers the broad questions of the biography s structure its place and importance within Plutarch s body of literary works and its relation to its companion piece the Fabius Maximus He discussed Plutarch s historical method and argues that the biographer s innovative and thorough use of sources especially contemporary histories make Pericles particularly valuable to modern scholars Examining the literary devices that shape and organize the work Stadter analyzes the Greek text line by line A detailed study of word usage and meaning complements grammatical and lexicographical notes that make the peculiarities of Plutarch s Greek accessible to readers unfamiliar with the original text This evaluation of Plutarch s biographical technique is exceptional in its combination of archaeological epigraphical and historical analysis Pericles emerges from the discussion as a masterpiece of later Greek prose and biography Stadter s thorough and insightful analysis secures the importance of this text as both a work of literature and a vivid depiction of the society culture and politics of fifth century Athens Originally published in 1989 A UNC Press Enduring Edition UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print These editions are published unaltered from the original and are presented in affordable paperback formats bringing readers both historical and cultural value A Commentary on Plutarch s PericlesA useful tool for anyone who is interested to see what is behind Plutarch s Pericles Stadter takes the text word by word and he makes all kind of comments An excellent introduction to Plutarch and his researching writing methods leads the ancient text and the rich comments of the scholar Paperback