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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 938.07092 EAN: 9780812971330 Edition: Modern Library Paperback Ed ISBN: 0812971337 Label: Modern Library Manufacturer: Modern Library Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: April 13, 2004 Publisher: Modern Library Release Date: April 13, 2004 Studio: Modern Library Related Items:
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 Rating: - A Very Good ReadI was impressed with this translation of Plutarch's Life of Alexander the Great. The prose was very clear and readable, and I finished the book very quickly. You shouldn't expect a detailed treatment of military or historical topics; the book is less than 100 pages in length, and such was not Plutarch's object anyway. Plutarch's Lives are really discussions of morality and character as evidenced in the lives of great men, and the history surrounding these men is really only a backdrop against ... Read More 
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