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Plutarch
Greek biographer and essayist, known for 'Parallel Lives'.
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First appearance: self reliance
Plutarch shows up with force in Love. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Grouped with Plato and Apuleius as an ancient source for the spiritual understanding of love's true aim.
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In Love: Grouped with Plato and Apuleius as an ancient source for the spiritual understanding of love's true aim. Later, in The Poet: Mentioned alongside Plato and Dante as a master who sought deeper meanings, and…
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The excerpt presents the emotional peak by contrasting the "silent arts" of civilized dignity with the viscera…
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