A Versatile Gentleman aims to do justice to Plutarch's versatility by discussing the Chaeronean from many different angles. As such, it sheds new light on the coherence of, and the tensions in, Plutarch's thinking and writing.

Introduction
F.B. TITCHENER

I. Plutarch's Versatile Philosophy
Plutarch the Philosopher and Plutarch the Historian on Apatheia
JOHN DILLON

The Dividing Line: Theological/Religious Arguments in Plutarch's Anti-Stoic Polemics
RAINER HIRSCH-LUIPOLD

The Cruel Consistency of De sera numinis vindicta
JAN OPSOMER

Psychē in Plutarch's Works
PAOLA VOLPE CACCIATORE

II. Literary Versatility
Plutarch's Simonides: A Versatile Gentleman?
EWEN BOWIE

Plutarch's Flawed Characters: The Personae of the Dialogues
FREDERICK E. BRENK

Dionysus and the Structure of Plutarch's Table Talk
JUDITH MOSSMAN

Tragic Colouring in Plutarch
CHRISTOPHER PELLING

III. The Versatile World of the Lives
The Serio-Comic Life of Antony
MARK BECK

The Nature of Virtue and the Need for Self-Knowledge in Plutarch's Demosthenes-Cicero
JEFFREY BENEKER

“This Topic Belongs to Another Kind of Writing”: The Digressions in Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus
G. ROSKAM -; S. VERDEGEM

Sulla's Three-Thousand-νοῦμμοι Apartment: Plutarch's Problematic Code-Switching
PHILIP A. STADTER

IV. A Versatile Paideia
Who Was Eucles? Plutarch and His Sources on the Legendary Marathon-Runner (De gloria Atheniensium 347CD)
LUCIA ATHANASSAKI

De Plutarchi Malignitate
HEINZ GERD INGENKAMP

Consistency and Criticism in Plutarch's Writings Concerning the Laws of Solon
DELFIM F. LEàƒO

Selenographic Description: Critical Annotations to Plutarch, De facie 944C
AURELIO PÉREZ-JIMÉNEZ

Bibliography
Index locorum

Plutarch was a brilliant Platonist, an erudite historian, a gifted author of highly polished literary dialogues, a priest of Apollo at Delphi, and a devoted politician in his hometown Chaeronea. He felt confident in the most technical and specialized discussions, yet was not afraid of rhetorical generalizations. In his voluminous oeuvre, he appears as a sharp polemicist and a loving father, an ardent pupil but also a kind, inspiring teacher, a sober historian and a teller of wondrous tales. In view of all these different personae, erudite versatility is without any doubt a major characteristic of Plutarch’s works. A Versatile Gentleman is dedicated to Luc Van der Stockt, professor emeritus of Greek language and literature at KU Leuven and a truly versatile gentleman. The volume aims to do justice to his and Plutarch’s versatility by discussing the Chaeronean from many different angles. As such, it sheds new light on the coherence of, and the tensions in, Plutarch’s thinking and writing.

The series Plutarchea Hypomnemata, published by Leuven University Press, focuses on the voluminous oeuvre of Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 46–120 AD), one of the most prolific and multifaceted authors of the ancient Greek world. Nearly all of his works illustrate both his intelligent interpretation and appropriation of the Greek tradition, as well as his critical interaction with contemporary society. His work exerted an immense influence on the education of the Western intelligentsia up to the nineteenth century. The second half of the twentieth century witnessed a renaissance of scholarly research on his works, with the international Plutarch society acting as a forceful catalyst. The editors of Plutarchea Hypomnemata welcome monographs that explore specific themes developed in one or more Plutarchan writings, offer a thorough interpretation of and/or commentary on a particular text, or discuss various aspects of Plutarch's authorial activity, philosophical thinking, religious ideas, political convictions, and attitude toward history, science, and the arts. They also welcome studies that situate him in broader ideological and literary contexts and/or in a contemporary political, social, and religious context. Editorial Board: Jan Opsomer (K.U.Leuven), Geert Roskam (K.U.Leuven), Frances Titchener (Utah State University, Logan), Luc Van der Stockt (K.U.Leuven)