Reviews
I received a used book that looks like a new one. Haha. It looks like it was displayed in a bookstore and handled by many people. It just doesn't have that new book feel. It makes me wonder if I should have bought the set instead of purchasing the single volumes. I still have to buy volumes 2, 3, 4, and 5, and I have a bad feeling that I'll keep getting books like this.
The writing is as neat as the meticulous craftsmanship. It makes me want to take my time reading all the way to volume 5.
Translated by Shin Bok-ryong / Published by Eul-yu Cultural Publishing House, *Plutarch's Lives*. Before presenting the full review, I am summarizing a brief overview. Plutarch was a Greek intellectual and tutor to emperors who lived a relatively smooth life. Because this was a book I had wanted to read so much, I kept three things in mind throughout the reading. My primary focus was "not to read it in the conventional way," "what was the ultimate message Plutarch wanted to convey through this
Currently reading *Plutarch's Lives* (3rd Book Club)~!! Translated by Shin Bok-ryong / Published by Eul-yu Culture Co. Lives awaken us to universal human values. Before opening a "classic," I always think about the reason for reading it! It is a moment when I am reminded of the person who posed the fundamental question to me: "Why on earth do we read?" The complete 5-volume set of *Plutarch's Lives* by Eul-yu Culture Co., which was on my book bucket list~!! I wanted to read it properly and
The heroes in this book are figures from the pre-Christian era, and examining their lives is tantamount to reading the history of Greece and Rome. Regardless of the time period, Plutarch compares and analyzes the lives of heroes with similar dispositions. The format involves surveying the lives of two individuals separately, comparing them, and adding the author's analysis (which reveals his worldview). He confesses that he recorded these figures to inform future generations, selecting the more
I have finished reading Volume 4 and have started Volume 5. The more I read, the more I am amazed at how many typos and mistranslations there are. I even sent an email to the publisher, but the response was just a generic reply saying they would correct it if I pointed out the problematic parts. How am I supposed to point out all those typos and mistranslations? Eul-yu Culture must have quite the nerve to promote this book as a "complete translation." However, compared to other translations,
Names that simply won't roll off the tongue float wildly before my eyes. If even familiar Eastern names are confusing enough, Western names—and ones from 100 AD at that—are flooding in like waves. Trying hard to avoid the bright late summer sun, rubbing my dim eyes, and repeating to myself "this time for sure" countless times as I turned the pages one by one, I shouted "Eureka!" I breathed a sigh of relief only after reading the section comparing the two heroes from the author's perspective.
Plutarch: Plutarch's Lives Vol. 1 (Complete Translation)
A chronicle of the greatest heroes in human history and a treasure chest containing all the seeds of Western culture—now available in the complete translation by Eul-yu Cultural Publishing.
Korean title: 플루타르코스 영웅전 1(완역본)
Korean author: 플루타르코스
Korean publisher: 을유문화사
ISBN-13: 9788932474489
Reviews
I received a used book that looks like a new one. Haha. It looks like it was displayed in a bookstore and handled by many people. It just doesn't have that new book feel. It makes me wonder if I should have bought the set instead of purchasing the single volumes. I still have to buy volumes 2, 3, 4, and 5, and I have a bad feeling that I'll keep getting books like this.
The writing is as neat as the meticulous craftsmanship. It makes me want to take my time reading all the way to volume 5.
Translated by Shin Bok-ryong / Published by Eul-yu Cultural Publishing House, *Plutarch's Lives*. Before presenting the full review, I am summarizing a brief overview. Plutarch was a Greek intellectual and tutor to emperors who lived a relatively smooth life. Because this was a book I had wanted to read so much, I kept three things in mind throughout the reading. My primary focus was "not to read it in the conventional way," "what was the ultimate message Plutarch wanted to convey through this
Currently reading *Plutarch's Lives* (3rd Book Club)~!! Translated by Shin Bok-ryong / Published by Eul-yu Culture Co. Lives awaken us to universal human values. Before opening a "classic," I always think about the reason for reading it! It is a moment when I am reminded of the person who posed the fundamental question to me: "Why on earth do we read?" The complete 5-volume set of *Plutarch's Lives* by Eul-yu Culture Co., which was on my book bucket list~!! I wanted to read it properly and
The heroes in this book are figures from the pre-Christian era, and examining their lives is tantamount to reading the history of Greece and Rome. Regardless of the time period, Plutarch compares and analyzes the lives of heroes with similar dispositions. The format involves surveying the lives of two individuals separately, comparing them, and adding the author's analysis (which reveals his worldview). He confesses that he recorded these figures to inform future generations, selecting the more
I have finished reading Volume 4 and have started Volume 5. The more I read, the more I am amazed at how many typos and mistranslations there are. I even sent an email to the publisher, but the response was just a generic reply saying they would correct it if I pointed out the problematic parts. How am I supposed to point out all those typos and mistranslations? Eul-yu Culture must have quite the nerve to promote this book as a "complete translation." However, compared to other translations,
Names that simply won't roll off the tongue float wildly before my eyes. If even familiar Eastern names are confusing enough, Western names—and ones from 100 AD at that—are flooding in like waves. Trying hard to avoid the bright late summer sun, rubbing my dim eyes, and repeating to myself "this time for sure" countless times as I turned the pages one by one, I shouted "Eureka!" I breathed a sigh of relief only after reading the section comparing the two heroes from the author's perspective.
