CRITICISM

Barrow, R. H. “The Roman Questions: The Greek Questions.” In Plutarch and His Times, pp. 66-70. London: Chatto & Windus, 1967.

Examines these two major works from the Moralia.

Eyben, E. “Children in Plutarch.” In Plutarchea Lovaniensia: A Miscellany of Essays on Plutarch, edited by Luc Van Der Stockt, pp. 79-112. Belgium: Lovanii, 1996.

Explores what can be gleaned from Plutarch regarding the physiological, psychological, and mental development of children.

Howard, Martha Walling. “The Influence of Plutarch in the Major European Literatures of the Eighteenth Century.” Doctoral dissertation: University of Maryland, 1967, 317 p.

Examines ways in which major eighteenth-century writers in France, England, Germany, and Italy demonstrate their familiarity with and use Plutrach's Lives and Moralia in their own work.

Jones, Roger Miller. The Platonism of Plutarch. Menasha, Wis.: George Banta Publishing Company, 1916, 153 p.

Considers the influence of Plato's ideas on Plutarch's works.

McJannet, Linda. “Antony and Alexander: Imperial Politics in Plutarch, Shakespeare, and Some Modern Historical Texts.” College Literature 20, no. 3 (October 1993): 1-18.

Examines Plutarch's approach to Mark Antony, noting that it invites comparisons to Alexander the Great.

Additional coverage of Plutarch's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Ancient Writers, Vol. 2; Concise Dictionary of World Biography, Vol. 1; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 176; Reference Guide to World Literature, Eds. 2, 3; and Twayne's World Authors.