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Names: Dubreuil, RaphaeÌla, author.
Title: Theater and politics in Plutarchâs Parallel lives / by RaphaeÌla Dubreuil.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024. | Series: Brillâs Plutarch studies, 2451-8328 ; volume 13 | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: âAn orator turns to an actor for advice, citizens expect assemblies to unfold like dramas, and a theater-goer cries at a play thinking of his fallen enemy: no Life escapes the mention of theatrical imagery in Plutarchâs paralleled biographies. And yet this is the first book not only to examine Plutarchâs consistent and coherent use of this imagery but also to argue that it is systematically employed to describe, explore, and evaluate politics in action. The theater becomes Plutarchâs invitation for us to question and uncover key moments of Athenian, Spartan, and Roman history as it unfoldsââProvided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023034589 (print) | LCCN 2023034590 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004681736 (hardback ; acid-free paper) | ISBN 9789004681743 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Plutarch. Lives. | Theater in literature. | Politics in literature. | LCGFT: Literary criticism.
Classification: LCC PA4385 .D83 2024 (print) | LCC PA4385 (ebook) | DDC 808.8/03581âdc23/eng/20230816
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023034589
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023034590
Typeface for the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts: âBrillâ. See and download: brill.com/brill-typeface.
ISSN 2451-8328
ISBN 978-90-04-68173-6 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-68174-3 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004681743
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