225.00€
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives – Volume II (Μέρος Δεύτερον)
Edited and annotated by Adamantios Korais (Αδαμάντιος Κοραής)
Paris, J. M. Eberhart, 1810
An important early 19th-century Greek edition of Plutarch’s celebrated Parallel Lives, edited and annotated by Adamantios Korais, one of the leading intellectual figures of the Modern Greek Enlightenment.
Published in Paris in 1810, this volume belongs to the distinguished Hellenic Library series (Ελληνική Βιβλιοθήκη), produced with the generous financial support of the Zosimas Brothers. Their patronage helped advance Greek education, scholarship and the preservation of the Greek language during a formative period in modern Greek intellectual history.
Beyond its classical text, this edition is particularly significant for the scholarly contributions of Korais, whose editorial work sought to reconnect contemporary Greek readers with their classical literary heritage. The volume includes his Spontaneous Reflections (Αυτοσχέδιοι Στοχασμοί) concerning Greek education, language and culture.
The book represents a tangible connection between classical antiquity and the intellectual revival that preceded the Greek War of Independence. It will appeal to collectors of rare Greek books, classical literature, historical scholarship, antiquarian printing and artefacts associated with the Greek Enlightenment.
Bibliographical details
Author: Plutarch (Πλούταρχος)
Editor and annotator: Adamantios Korais (Αδαμάντιος Κοραής)
Title: Πλουτάρχου Βίοι Παράλληλοι, Μέρος Δεύτερον
Series: Ελληνική Βιβλιοθήκη, Volume IV of the series
Printer: J. M. Eberhart (Ι. Μ. Εβεράρτος)
Place of publication: Paris, France
Year: 1810
Language: Ancient Greek, with scholarly material by Korais
Collation: 31 preliminary pages + 488 pages
Dimensions: Approximately 21.5 cm × 12.5 cm
Binding: Original half-leather binding
Condition
Good antique condition, consistent with the age of the book. The volume shows signs of age and use. Please examine all photographs carefully for the condition of the binding, spine, covers, title page and interior pages.
A noteworthy collectible
This is a historic Greek-language edition associated with Adamantios Korais and the intellectual movement that helped shape modern Greek education and cultural identity. A desirable addition to a collection of early Greek printed books or Enlightenment-era literature.
Offered as the individual second volume, not as a complete set.
