Podcasts that mention 📚 Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 by Plutarch

um i think biographies have had a very large impact on me um you know plutarch's greek and roman lives after i read plato i started reading a bunch of stuff greek stuff

Sergey mentions reading Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives after reading Plato, as part of reading Greek literature, and notes the value of intellectual ideas that survive the test of time.

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Shakespeare is stealing from the writings of Plutarch, who existed roughly around the time of Marcus Aurelius. He quotes other fables and stuff, but you can tell that Shakespeare is stealing from ancient stories—just as like the Renaissance was powered by them falling back in love with the Greeks and the Romans.

The host discusses how Shakespeare's work draws from the writings of Plutarch, highlighting the influence of ancient stories and authors during the Renaissance.

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