Plutarch's Lives of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar

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Plutarco retrata de forma clara e concisa o perfil de dois grandes líderes da história clássica: de um lado, Alexandre, o grande Rei da Macedônia, que conquistou a Ásia e unificou o Oriente e o Ocidente, e, do outro lado, o estrategista e hábil político Júlio César, símbolo da glória e do poder.

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Plutarkhos'un Paralel Hayatlar Serisi'nden İskender-Sezar kitabını okudum.

Plutarkhos okumadan önce biyografi türüne karşı soğuk bakıyordum. Yazarın o kadar güzel bir anlatımı var ki türe karşı içim ısındı. Daha sonra başka yazarlardan da biyografi okumaya başladım ama hiç biri Plutarkhos'un yerini tutmadı. Bu kitapla birlikte Plutarkhos'tan 3 kitap okumuş oldum ve fırsat buldukça yazarın geri kalan kitaplarını da okumak istiyorum.

İskender-Sezar kitabının Sezar kısmındaki bilgiler Sezar'ın kendi yazdığı kitapları okuduğum için aşina olduğum bilgilerdi, İskender bölümündeki bilgilerin ise çoğunu bilmiyordum. Kitabı okuduktan sonra çok fazla şey öğrendim ve unutulmaya yüz tutan show more bazı bilgilerimi de tazelediğim için benim için faydalı bir okuma oldu. show less
Las Vidas de Alejandro y César constituyen sin duda una de las parejas más célebres dentro de la producción biográfica de Plutarco; en la medida en que se ha podido establecer la cronología relativa de las veintitrés parejas que constituyen las Vidas paralelas, parece que correspondería a la de Alejandro y César una posición central dentro del conjunto. Si bien se han criticado a menudo los emparejamientos que presenta Plutarco en las Vidas paralelas, la elección de César como pareja de Alejandro Magno puede considerarse acertada en un punto capital: se trata sin duda de los dos mayores conquistadores del mundo griego y de Roma. Otros rasgos comunes a ambos serían la ambición desmedida, la resistencia extrema a la fatiga y show more las pretensiones de descender de dioses, aunque es muy difícil decir hasta qué punto Julio César se imaginaba a sí mismo como cabeza de una monarquía de tipo helenístico como las que salieron de la repartición del imperio de Alejandro. show less
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PLUTARCH. c.46--c.125 Considered by many to be the most important Greek writer of the early Roman period, Plutarch was a member of a well-to-do Greek family, a chief magistrate, a priest at Delphi, and an exceptionally well-read individual. His philosophical views were based on those of Plato and, although a Greek, he esteemed the achievements and show more attributes of the Romans. By the time Plutarch's works were published for the first time in the eleventh century, some had already been lost. He wrote innumerable essays on philosophical, historical, political, religious, and literary subjects, 78 of which survive today and are known collectively as the "Moralia." He is known primarily, however, for his Parallel Lives of Greeks and Romans, which consists of 50 biographies---23 of prominent Greeks, 23 of Roman leaders, and 4 separate lives---accompanied at intervals by short comparative essays. Although historical information is included in the work, Plutarch wrote it originally to inspire emulation in youth, so the emphasis is on character, moral choice, and anecdote. Sir Thomas North's 1579 translation into English of Parallel Lives became an important source for William Shakespeare which he used for three plays, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Coriolanus. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Riba, Carles (Foreword)

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Plutarch's Lives of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar; Alexander III the Great, 326-253 BC; Plutarch

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History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
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920.038History & geographyBiographies, Genealogy, HealdryBiographiesGeneral and collective by localitiesAncient
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PA4369Language and LiteratureGreek language and literature. Latin language and literatureGreek literatureIndividual authorsPlutarch
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