Featuring thorough commentary on the historical context of two great men, as well as maps, illustrations, and background about Plutarch, The Statesmen will introduce a new generation of readers to this truly essential and enjoyable writer. Hicks ( The Emperor’s Handbook, The Lawgivers) brings Plutarch’s original tales to life, making them accessible for today’s readers and students thanks to their highly readable rendition of Plutarch’s prose. Most translations have rendered Plutarch’s original language, which is so energetic in the Greek, quite dryly in English, thus relegating these classic tales to the dusty bookshelves of specialists. Long considered an essential title in classical literature, Plutarch’s Lives have, unfortunately, fallen out of favor among many contemporary readers and educators.
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