Plutarch's pragmatic biographies : lessons for statesmen and generals in the Parallel Lives / by Jacobs, Susan G.

Table of Contents: “…Training the Politikos under Rome -- Plutarch and His Audience -- Plutarch's Concept of the Politikos -- Plutarch's Audience as Politikoi -- Political Careers Open to the Educated Elite -- Conclusion: Implications for Interpreting the Parallel Lives -- Pragmatic Literature for Statesmen and Generals -- Advice Literature -- Pragmatic History -- Individual Lives of Statesmen and Generals: Nepos and Plutarch -- Conclusion: Implications for the Purpose of the Parallel Lives -- Didactic Agenda of the Parallel Lives: Insights from the Prologues and Synkriseis -- Statesmanship and Generalship in the Prologues -- Statesmanship in the Synkriseis -- Techniques for Reinforcing Pragmatic Lessons Across the Parallel Lives -- Conclusion: Didactic Agenda of the Parallel Lives as Pragmatic Biography -- Political and Military Leadership -- Pericles-Fabius Maximus -- Introduction -- Life of Pericles -- Life of Fabius Maximus -- Insights from the Synkrisis -- Coriolanus-Aleibiades -- Introduction -- Life of Coriolanus -- Life of Alcibiades -- Insights from the Synkrisis -- Agesilaus-Pompey -- Introduction -- Life of Agesilaus -- Life of Pompey -- Insights from the Synkrisis -- Ruling and Being Ruled -- Aemilius-Timoleon -- Introduction -- Life of Aemilius Paullus -- Life of Timoleon -- Insights from the Synkrisis -- Demetrius-Antony -- Introduction -- Life of Demetrius -- Life of Antony -- Insights from the Synkrisis -- Phocion-Cato Minor -- Introduction -- Life of Phocion -- Life of Cato Minor -- Insights from Analyzing Differences -- Conclusion -- Plutarch's Project in the Parallel Lives -- Applying the Exempla -- Reception of the Lives as Pragmatic Biography in the Western Classical Tradition -- "Pragmatic Biography" versus "Explorations of Issues of Virtue and Vice."…”

Plutarch's pragmatic biographies : lessons for statesmen and generals in The parallel lives /

Table of Contents: “…2.4 Conclusion: Implications for the Purpose of the Parallel LivesChapter 3 Didactic Agenda of the Parallel Lives: Insights from the Prologues and Synkriseis; 3.1 Statesmanship and Generalship in the Prologues; 3.2 Statesmanship in the Synkriseis; 3.3 Techniques for Reinforcing Pragmatic Lessons Across the Parallel Lives; 3.4 Conclusion: Didactic Agenda of the Parallel Lives as Pragmatic Biography; Part 2 Political and Military Leadership; Chapter 4 Pericles-Fabius Maximus; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Life of Pericles; 4.3 Life of Fabius Maximus; 4.4 Insights from the Synkrisis…”
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