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Plutarch
Plutarch | D.A. Russell
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Plutarch's "Lives" and "Morals" are among the formative books of western civilisation, Written around AD 100, in Greece under Roman rule, they reflect conditions of that time: not only the political limitations, but - more importantly (…more)
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Graywacke
Plutarch | D.A. Russell
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Mehso-so

Tough 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)

RaimeyGallant You're a much braver reader than I. 6y
Graywacke @RaimeyGallant 🙂Not always a good thing (But actually it‘s so small, and seemed to readable until I got chapter 2) 6y
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Graywacke
Plutarch | D.A. Russell
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Looks like I‘m reading this now.