Essays
By: Plutarch ; translated by Robin Waterfield ; introduced and annotated by Ian Kidd.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books; Penguin Books USA
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
Subjects: Greek essays -- Translations into English.; Ethics -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [400]-401) and index.
Table of contents: title: On listening; title: How to distinguish a flatterer from a friend; title: On being aware of moral progress; title: Whether military or intellectual exploits have brought Athens more fame; title: On the avoidance of anger; title: On contentment; title: On God's slowness to punish; title: On Socrates' personal deity; title: In consolation to his wife; title: On the use of reason by "irrational" animals.