Plutarch's Advice to the Bride and Groom and a Consolation to His Wife: English Translations, Commentary, Interpretive Essays, and Bibliography
While perhaps best known for his Lives, Plutarch also wrote philosophical dialogues that constitute a major intellectual legacy from the first century A.D. This collection presents two important short works from his writings in moral philosophy. They reveal Plutarch at his best—informative, sympathetic, rich in narrative—and are accompanied by an extensive commentary that situates Plutarch and his views on marriage in their historical context.
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While perhaps best known for his Lives, Plutarch also wrote philosophical dialogues that constitute a major intellectual legacy from the first century A.D. This collection presents two important short works from his writings in moral philosophy. They reveal Plutarch at his best—informative, sympathetic, rich in narrative—and are accompanied by an extensive commentary that situates Plutarch and his views on marriage in their historical context.
ContributorsPt. ITranslations, Texts, and CommentariesAdvice to the Bride and Groom5Greek Text from Plutarchus Moralia, vol. I15Reflections on Plutarch, Advice to the Bride and Groom: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed33A Consolation to His Wife59Greek Text from Plutarchus Moralia, vol. III65Reflections on Plutarch, A Consolation to His Wife75Pt. IIInterpretive EssaysPlutarch's Moral Program85Advice to the Bride and Groom: Plutarch Gives a Detailed Account of His Views on Marriage97Practicing What You Preach: Plutarch's Sources and Treatment116Plutarch's Advice to the Bride and Groom: Traditional Wisdom through a Philosophic Lens128Foreign Powers: Plutarch and Discourses of Domination in Roman Greece138Gendering Virtue151Plutarch on Persuasion162Philosophos kai Philandros: Plutarch's View of Women in the Moralia and Lives173Images of Childhood: The Evidence of Plutarch183Bibliography of Plutarch's Advice and Consolation197General Index217
