Plutarch

Overview

Works:	5,329 works in 10,793 publications in 8 languages and 60,096 library holdings
Genres:	Biography History Drama Historical films Film adaptations Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc Sources Biographical films Epic films
Roles:	Author, Creator, Other, Dubious author, Bibliographic antecedent, Attributed name, Dedicatee, Honoree
Classifications:	DE7, 920.038

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Plutarch

Cleopatra by Joseph L Mankiewicz( Visual )
Plutarch and history : eighteen studies by C. B. R Pelling( Book )
The passionate statesman : Eros and politics in Plutarch's Lives by Jeffrey Beneker( Book )
Plutarch's political thought by Gerhard Jean Daniël Aalders( Book )
Rome in crisis : nine lives : Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus, Sertorius, Lucullus, Younger Cato, Brutus, Antony, Galba, Otho by Plutarch( Book )

Plutarch's Life of Alcibiades : story, text and moralism by Simon Verdegem( Book )
Lives of the Attic orators : texts from Pseudo-Plutarch, Photius, and the Suda( Book )
Plutarch's politics : between city and empire by Hugh Liebert( Book )
Virtues for the people : aspects of Plutarchan ethics by Geert Roskam( Book )
Greek lives : a selection of nine Greek lives by Plutarch( Book )
The unity of Plutarch's work : "Moralia" themes in the "Lives", features of the "Lives" in the "Moralia"( Book )
Les dialogues platoniciens chez Plutarque : stratégies et méthodes exégétiques( Book )
A versatile gentleman : consistency in Plutarch's writing : studies offered to Luc Van der Stockt on the occasion of his retirement( Book )
The age of Alexander: nine Greek lives by Plutarch( Book )
Shakespeare's Plutarch; the lives of Julius Caesar, Brutus, Marcus Antonius, and Coriolanus in the translation of Sir Thomas North by Plutarch( Book )
Plutarch's lives : the "Dryden Plutarch" by Plutarch( Book )
Lives of the noble Romans by Plutarch( Book )
Plutarchi Chaeronensis Moralia by Plutarch( Book )
Plutarch by C. J Gianakaris( )
A Companion to Plutarch by Mark Beck( )

fewer

Most widely held works by Plutarch

The lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Plutarch( Book )

7 editions published between 1952 and 1990 in English and held by 1,851 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

50 biographies. Includes material on Theseus, Romulus and Remus, Lycurgus, Solon, Pericles, Albiciades, Coriolanus, Cato, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, the Gracchi, Demosthenes, Cicero, Marc Antony, and Marcus Brutus

Plutarch's lives : the "Dryden Plutarch" by Plutarch( Book )

92 editions published between 1885 and 1970 in 3 languages and held by 1,041 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The age of Alexander: nine Greek lives by Plutarch( Book )

27 editions published between 1973 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This title includes textual and historical notes that supplement a segment of Plutarch's "Lives" which covers the rise of Macedonia

Fall of the Roman Republic: Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero: six lives by Plutarch( Book )

22 editions published between 1958 and 2006 in English and held by 703 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Deeply influential for Shakespeare and many other later writers, the lives continue to intrigue with their exploration of corruption, decadence and the struggle for ultimate power." "This is a revised edition of Rex Warner's acclaimed translation, edited by Robin Seager. It includes revised introductions to the biographies, notes and, for the first time, translations, by Seager, of Plutarch's four surviving comparisons between these Roman statesmen and their Greek counterparts."--Jacket

Shakespeare's Plutarch; the lives of Julius Caesar, Brutus, Marcus Antonius, and Coriolanus in the translation of Sir Thomas North by Plutarch( Book )

15 editions published between 1909 and 1968 in English and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The present volume contains the Lives of Antonius and Coriolanus, and thus gives the main sources of the last two Roman plays, as well as the source in part of Timon of Athens."--Page xviii

Life of Antony by Plutarch( Book )

9 editions published between 1988 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lives from Plutarch. The modern American ed. of twelve lives by Plutarch( Book )

13 editions published between 1966 and 2008 in English and held by 431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Abridged from the Dryden translation and the Clough revision

The age of Caesar : five Roman lives by Plutarch( Book )

4 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world. Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names still resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, they haunt us with questions of character and authority: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders. Plutarch's rich, vivid profiles show character shaping history through grand scale events and intimate details. The creator and master of the biographical form, Plutarch brilliantly locates character in small gestures such as the selfless Brutus's punctilious use of money, or Caesar's embrace of the plainspoken discourse of the soldier rather than the eloquence of Cicero. This is a true reader's edition of Plutarch. The translation lends a straightforward clarity to Plutarch's prose, and the notes helpfully identify people, places, and events named in the text. The substantial introduction and foreword explore both Plutarch himself as a historical figure and the basic history of the republic's fall."--Provided by publisher

Lives of the noble Romans by Plutarch( Book )

7 editions published between 1959 and 1968 in English and held by 398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lives of the noble Greeks by Plutarch( Book )

10 editions published between 1959 and 1974 in English and held by 386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Included: Theseus, Lycurgus, Solon, Themistocles, Pericles, Alcibiades, Timoleon, Alexcander, Demosthenes

Roman lives : a selection of eight Roman lives by Plutarch( Book )

12 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power. In prose that is rich, elegant, and sprinkled with learned references, he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. While drawing chiefly on historical sources, he brings to biography a natural storyteller's ear for a good anecdote."--Jacket

The lives of the noble Grecians and Romanes by Plutarch( Book )

62 editions published between 1579 and 1975 in English and held by 348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Greek lives : a selection of nine Greek lives by Plutarch( Book )

5 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and held by 312 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Plutarch's biographies of eminent Greeks and Romans are renowned not just for their historical importance but also for their insights into the personalities they describe. In prose that is rich, elegant, and sprinkled with learned references, Plutarch explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is implicitly to warn and educate those in his own day who wielded power. Plutarch brought to biography not only a clear moral objective, but also a natural storyteller's ear for a good anecdote. Influential in their own day, the Lives were drawn on by later historians and writers, including Shakespeare." "This selection of nine Lives, chosen for their range and interest, offers a new translation as well as a lucid introduction and helpful notes and indexes."--Jacket

Plutarchi Chaeronensis Moralia by Plutarch( Book )

42 editions published between 1777 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Plutarch (c. 45-120 CE) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the Parallel Lives are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the Moralia (Moral Essays). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of information concerning Greco-Roman society, traditions, ideals, ethics, and religion

Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch( Book )

31 editions published between 1694 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Plutarch's lives by Plutarch( Book )

22 editions published between 1693 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 77 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Offers biographies of Greek and Roman leaders and compares their personal qualities and accomplishments

Plutarch: lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Plutarch( Book )

21 editions published between 1898 and 2015 in English and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The complete text of Clough's edition of Plutarch's Lives, containing fifty lives and eighteen comparisons

Cleopatra by Joseph L Mankiewicz( Visual )

3 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The epic saga of legendary Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her attempt to stabilize her power and gain control of the Roman Empire. When Caesar visits Egypt, Cleopatra gains control by ousting her brother with his help. She marries Caesar, and bears him the son fate had previously denied him. Joining him in Rome--to ensure that the boy takes his rightful place after his father--her plans are thwarted when Caesar is assassinated and she must flee. Years later Marc Antony, proconsul of the eastern half of the empire, seeks an alliance with Egypt to impede Octavian's quest to become Emperor. Cleopatra and Antony become lovers and form a military alliance, but are forced to retreat after losing a major naval battle at Actium. Avoiding capture and disgrace, they take their own lives

Plutarch by C. J Gianakaris( Book )

1 edition published in 1970 in Undetermined and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Plutarch

fewer

Audience Level