{"product_id":"plutarchs-lives-vol-4-paperback","title":"Plutarch's Lives Vol. 4: Classical Biographies of Greek and Roman Statesmen, Soldiers, and Leaders - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePlutarch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlutarch's Lives Vol. 4\u003c\/em\u003e presents the concluding portion of one of the great works of classical biography, moral history, and ancient political literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plutarch's paired lives of Greek and Roman statesmen, soldiers, lawgivers, and public figures were written not simply to record events, but to examine character: ambition, courage, prudence, vanity, patriotism, cruelty, discipline, magnanimity, and failure. Through biography, Plutarch studies the moral forces that shape public life and the private habits that determine public action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis SMK edition is suited to readers of classical literature, ancient history, Greek and Roman biography, political thought, moral philosophy, and the historical sources that shaped Renaissance, Enlightenment, and nineteenth-century education. \u003cem\u003ePlutarch's Lives\u003c\/em\u003e influenced generations of writers, statesmen, historians, and readers because it treats history as a theatre of character and consequence. For anyone interested in Greece, Rome, leadership, virtue, civic life, and the classical tradition, Volume 4 continues one of the central monuments of ancient biographical writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48116799963384,"sku":"9781617206689","price":35.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/T7-rMlsK-L9781617206689.webp?v=1783300875","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/plutarchs-lives-vol-4-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}