pickThis book was one of my sources for an essay for uni. I found it to be pretty enjoyable to read and a good introduction to Plutarch as a writer and philosopher. Understandably, it focuses on Plutarch‘s “Lives” and a few other texts he‘s most famous for, but I think it still gives a good overall view. Would recommend if you want to learn about Plutarch (but also be sure to read Plutarch‘s own writings).
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Had to take a break from reading Starless Sea so I can finish up my paper on Spartan religious practices which is due thursday. Hot chocolate to help motivate me because I am not in the mood for writing 😣 #classicistsoflitsy #almostwinterbreak #iwillsurvive
so-soTough reading, especially if rhetorical arguments for and against stoicism and Platonism are not something your mind effortlessly adapts to. Was nice to get an overview of this Greek classic from the Roman Empire and to get a sense of the difference between what Plutarch wrote (in Greek) and what Shakespeare read (a translation of a translation with some flair added in)
A few of my #hardbacks. The tagged book is the farthest left on the second shelf down. (Lee & Grant is the only paperback.) #oldcoolbooks @Linsy
Here's the pup posing in front of the bookcases.
I don't have the tagged book, but I do have others by Plutarch. Now I'm curious about his thoughts on women. Added a Robert Harris book for Roman reference 😜
#sobbinwomen #MelodiousMusicals
(I've never seen the musical, but had a crush on Evan on the television show)
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
The new Lapham's is here!!!! The Omnivore's Dilemma: "But if you wait for what you eat to be dead, if you have qualms about enjoying the flesh while life is still present, why do you continue, contrary to nature, to eat what possesses life?" #laphamsquarterly #flesh #plutarch
