Plutarch's Lives

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Arthur Hugh Clough, John Dryden: Plutarch's Lives (1977, Modern Library)

1309 páginas

Idioma English

Publicado el 12 de agosto de 1977 por Modern Library.

ISBN:
978-0-394-60407-7
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Número OCLC:
6330047

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Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome.

40 ediciones

reseñó Plutarch's lives, volume 1 de Plutarch (Barnes & Noble library of essential reading)

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There's some genuine cleverness relating to the murder plot and an effectively realized villainous figure in Frost. One clue stood out to me as especially subtle. However, this is otherwise a somewhat frustrating reading experience, with an obvious killer due to a quickly-pruned suspect list and the engaging character drama of Ripples traded for a petty dispute between Harte's subordinates. Still, it's hard to be negative about a book this short...