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Shakespeare's Plutarch

Being a Selection from the Lives in North's Plutarch Which Illustrate Shakespeare's Plays
Pages
344
Published
2018
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection presents the lives of prominent Greek and Roman figures, originally chronicled by Plutarch. These historical accounts served as a primary source for William Shakespeare, inspiring many of his most famous plays. Readers can explore the original narratives that shaped some of the greatest works in English literature.

About the author

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Plutarch

Plutarch, born Plutarchos (Greek: Πλούταρχος) then, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Μέστριος Πλούταρχος), c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi. Plutarch died between the years AD 119 and 127.