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Theater and politics in Plu...
"An 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 Plutarch's paralleled biographies. And yet this is the first book not only to examine Plutarch's 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 Plutarch's invitation for us to question and uncover key moments of Athenian, Spartan, and Roman history as it unfolds"..
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monografia Rebiun36460749 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun36460749 230802s2024 ne 001 0 eng 9789004681736 DLC eng rda DLC DLC ES.ZaU eng Dubreuil, Raphaëla Theater and politics in Plutarch's Parallel lives by Raphaëla Dubreuil Leiden Boston Brill [2024] Leiden Boston Leiden Boston Brill viii, 301 p. 25 cm viii, 301 p. Texto txt rdacontent sin mediación n rdamedia volumen nc rdacarrier Brill's Plutarch studies 13 Bibliografía: [247].271 e índices "An 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 Plutarch's paralleled biographies. And yet this is the first book not only to examine Plutarch's 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 Plutarch's invitation for us to question and uncover key moments of Athenian, Spartan, and Roman history as it unfolds".. Provided by publisher Plutarco Vidas paralelas.- Crítica e interpretación Teatro en la literatura Política en la literatura Brill's Plutarch studies 13