Table Of ContentPLUTARCO
DIATRIBA ISIACA
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DIALOGHI DELFICI
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VINCENZOC ILENTO
TESTEO V ERSIONE
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ISDIE E OSIRIDE
LA E DELFIC-A IR ESPONSDIE LLAP IZIA
ILT RAMONTOD EGLIO RACOLI
SANSONI FIRENZE
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COPYRIGH@T 1962 BYC .S GAN.S ONIE DITORE
FIRENZE
INTRODUZIONE
... cies onoo racolcih e ci dà.nno il
responssuo ciòc heè g raditaog li dèi.
PLOTINOE,n n.I l9 ,9 ,4 1-2
PLUTARCSOT ORICO
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L'ISPOINRAEPZ LIATONICA
Anchleas to-riavissoun taart raam,i toop ensiero
nodni sdeugnnaa cqeuradtlea r ivazpiloanteo; cn isi ecmabra
anzpii aùm icaaP latcohnaeed A ristopteierldl ies,s idio,
irli scihlmi ios,t efirnona,c hiel,q u aliend efinitli'vaav
volgMea. a nche qusaunpdeorl,aa st cai ssciho'nnèee l
cuosrtee sdseol rleaa lltaàs ,t orsiaal e uanliltdaàe lla
formnae,pl as sagdgali'loh opmloa toniccruesa tsucrias sa
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e disco-rdalel 'hoamroi stuostc,eh lèei u cnitairlri io,
scatdtaold ualisamvov iean per ezdzioa ngosec diia
rinunLz'iuan.li otgàid ciAa r istodterelel sent,oo n,l ibera
e nonr edimsee n ons it raspoinneu nitmài stilcàa ,
dovlea s torsiiaa n nulBlias.o gnalal orrai tornianrdei e
troa,l le ombre dee lpaile ar scoandvaeegDirgi niaa l oghi:
al veCcrcihtiooa nlge i,o vaCnaer mifdeer maol lsao glia
delplaal e;sb tirsaorginuad iilrr aec coinntdoi menticabile
delmloar tdei S ocraitlde i,s codreslodl oan ndaiM an
tin;e vaedeir gei oevtitnnie,lc erchiinoc antdaetlol a
parodliSa o cr;a tpeeo iv,i vai au,nr aopdsou,n s acer
dotuen,u omdoi s ttao; teu titnef ,o l,ll ea'c ic'afi lleo so
fichdeiA ten!e
Mat utqtuoe sète on trlaiteodv een,sa or,d ennetcelu, o re
delsltao erv iiah ap redsiom ocroaln a s tespsraes enzialità
ec oln os tedsistroio ct ocnu ein tra,rp oednrio vecrasmom i
non,e lsltao rpirao priadmeetntEtape,i ch,al rasi cshiava
sublirmiet,r adatT taaic toe, M ar,il aam adrnee fanda,
additaaltla' odrarG oirues eFplpaev io.
Perf ortudnaaa l,q utaotn emploas, t orniéia n ciampa
pisùo lioni mpeerg iu e,rn réean naspat roptprosa c hemi
ei deIen.d uvgoilae nnteiplea rliaz dzeol Nlaat udreas ictr-
x INTRODUZIONE
tod aA lanaubs Inos nuelglii sa rddienlol 'AdmeoRlro e
mand e Rloas Seu.g gesdtiiM oendeie ov oM.a anchiel
mondaon tircioc huines dueHo u izicnhgseac opirnqa u el
l'alaturtou n-nol p'oecdai Plu-tairlsc uoo tardivo
sogno paegs afnuoim sliu cor epusecl oal om odrestiue o i
dènie ll'acurriosrtai ana.
CosiìlS orcatdeiP latovnien caen,c hset oricamente,
ilS ocrdaitS ee nfoot ne;i lm itiEcrro i nassceem parn ea r
rariels u os ongo; pilla tmaonrom osrual at escthai dnia
Fed,ri ontean lteog gielrd ei scodriLs ios Pilata:o nismo
immort!Ma al,et riafi gldiiP ltaonPel,u ctoaur,n icsoe,
sie ccetPtousii doendiuoce,ò s vilulpap òs vuoac azione
platoinniu cnaad ireztiuotnpteaa r ticcohlena ornèe n é
tutsttao rica finléo stounfitéct aa,t uttan étm uitttiac a
raoznialen,ép aidsèoilano é s olKou lturge.sÈ c lhai chte
composidzeilolnae bidoegtlrr aatfitoatd,,ae dli al(osgeo
voglidaemnioo meid egie negrieiàs isteed nottiad tiui n a
tradizlieotntee;r m araiè a u)ns entniueorvoeo n ascosto,
sem iriamo alla dienldli'voaipldelusroapa li,ir ctihàte o
animlaos cirttpol uteaora,cll hau niverssiamlpea atli a,
calourmean o ael lpaa rtecipvaziivaoalln ave i taal,l a na
turaal,t empcoh e fusruooenia o,l l'apmeoirrl pe as sato.
Il gecnhigeol m,ian cavPal,u tarsceop cpoem paernceso n
unvae ncao sì driui mcacnaso e ntimcehneft,rog a l ain tichi,
egèli ipl i cùa reou mano <' pcahro qsqueuvi ei leqdnuete
l'am(eC r)eo)t.i ) s
UMANESIMO E SAGGEZZA
Fud et'tlois aggdiiCo h ero'n.e aiE nv, e rittuàt,t a
l'opseuraa sspaigrgae Lzazs aa.g geèz pziaùu mandae l
geniDoiq. u il,as ua gpraacnpe a,t riaerc coanlvei viale,
che'glvie drei flensesmlao ndcoo,m see u nag ratnr egua
pitinceaf ermasls'eta ubailteu mtuo;ld iq uia,n colraa ,
suiam menmseam or:pi oaicehgénl io nr ifiuntuald liqa u el
chsei vae rameunmtaen ob:e vael lcao ppdae mii t;mi a
saa nchfeug rgniel 'bberezez dai :r< eB'astac,o mii it!));
comprelne'dsei gednezlal 'eldeimoennitspoie sarpc ioe gare
l''e ntusi'ao srmaocr oeml,aa l oc orrecgognle n' tiervento
apollcihnere aos sae;ra ednuniam itgir eec im ii teig izi
INTRODUZIONE Xl
in usnuap eriinotreerz piroenmteaa,, gcroemc'onè o,na m
mettceh el 'aocrolsoie sprinmeal llian gdueabi ar ba;r i
rivela unas enssqiubipiseliirit lmta ià s tdeerlonl asac ita
diO sirdiedleml,oa r tdeiP and,e llsat opraitae tdiiI csai; d e
maè dupreoorg nfio rmdaif atnaismedo i s uperstei,z ione
alludaeinf daota ttir odceGii i udasesie diaa Gteir usalem
men e7l0 n,o nn ascoinsldu edo i sprepzozulore sso mbres
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sectatdeelu arT sh or•a(>hC ro;is seentt)e nDeilltoar, a
scendednezlal 'Ecsosmeeur neg ,r antdeeo lcogroin sot,i a
ma tacdee cir istein aonnai v veirltm eo ndnoe slu tor a
sfigusripa,or ichéa daamgai naerlsmliaa l inceon neilal 'idil
lidoe ll'antico.
Mas ee glnion s epopn eo np ot.éa plr'niairm ala n uovo
e asbib andaolnlnòao stadlegplias as atiColr, i stmioa,n esi
invepcuerp, r oteso alglu'aarvidvnòet neinrseaa,ml ente
l'naticoP:l ataoe n ePa l uctoaG.ri ovaMnanuir oo,mp e
tropodliit a Euchnaeiltlas',ex cio lo, e spcrreigsòs:e
<O< CrismtiooS, i gnoorveem, a i vtoug lsiaal vdaarlel a
tuam inacaclicaup naign ais,a lvatmipi r,e gPol,a toen e
Plutaprocioc;eh sé,sn ieple nsiene ervloi vere, sono natu
ralemntvei ciniaslsltiaum ali e ggEe s.e e ssiig norarono
cheT us eiilS igndoirt eu tlteec ose, basitla dsoonloo
deltluaga r azai af saarl ovgan cir eatcuhrvea u o>i>
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STORIA E VITA MORALE, MALINCONIA EROICA
Sul ab ased iq uesutmaa nsaa ggeez znae llc'earmpio
chidoe 'lElllenissims ot agllafii gau real ap ersdoinP al u
tarcsot,o reim coor alisitclah v:ea l'es to'r siecnoz'altro
percpheéqr,u esatram oniuonsiadt eàsl u oc atratenroen,
c'ièn,l u,id iscotrrdiail sa e ntimmeonrtaoel i elg iudi
zisot oreigcloèi m :o ralniesltVlaie t ceo mèe stonreiic o
Mora.lF ioarspee,pr a rdaosseog,lè ip iùs toriincq ou asi
tutitt ir atet adtiii a loegc heir,t atmeie nqn uesqtuia ttro
chep resenot,di iqam uanntoonl os inae lVlieet .L 'aveva
dettlou is tesosiJou :y de laToelyaeça cpop'lleà .Ud {Jlovç
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XII INTRODUZIONE
las tormiaad ,e lfilloas ofifiag,l dieel l'aE Ntiioccmaa co,
soprtattotP.ue rcnieòl,dl eal ineazdieol'nlv eei t'e dee i
carartiPt,le utanrocnso ae ssesrteo rpiecroc,ih gén,o rando
lal egdgeel slvoi lou,np opnd escrmiavilee ' voluzdiio ne
unc artaetrLe'.e rèo leìt ,u tdtiou np ezzdoi,n aanl zuii ,
immobilmdeanltnleaa,s cailtlmaao rte, iclso uCmole e o
menceh ev,e dencdaod e,r ecloadn i sfaltagt lao,sr oigan ata,
resat lau ngcoh,i unseols luaca o razzcah,i lnaof ronstue
unac olonenn ao,nv uol ecsosnestrooelC. ao sPil ut,a rco
picùh ter attelgag isatroer eira,od iidpeiginlslgiu e co u ore,
ils uof ermiod eallane o,s taelrgoiidace alc llaas siccaità
dutEag.l diàv itea preseunnpz asas aaet roo ico, irrime
diabilmmoernttcoeo meev enot od ivemnaii rmem,o rtale
nelsluafa o rmoae ss;e rdeee lclaar idcepala ssaarrtioc chi
sciel fiolcagonu iedp or es;er nitcehiiap mear sonaggi di
und rammsae polltapo as,s iodneeg ilnif eclhiecc aid ono,
daslo mmdoe lfloar tuanlal,' isnofirmNtaee s.s ucnoom,e
Plut,as racr oacconctoanur geu ale siplaetnhzloieso so
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grnadim ortdii spteern;auldliap iùn aturcahlere,i vol
gendo ls'uaavn eirmusano m ondiond issoluzpiroenses,o
lo'raccohleoa mmtuolilv'maob,r dae lmloar tseis tenda,
ugua,sl ueg ldiè siu g leir osiug luio miniv.e rcoh e,
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nella fedes ilp ilbaertb aor niialcllda ai,s opirals opra
mondo soevrePel nuot asrirc iof ucgoilnaac ontemplazione
delfloar mMaa. è unr ifutgrisaoin tiooQr.u agùg,ni ella
stodreigael vie nstini a,s sciev ivseis offsriem uorient u
multeoda ngosmceinat,ur neaf altiactiàe fcapa r ecipitare
nelmloar tleec osgelu,i o mi,gn lidiè Pie.qr u anPtlou rtcao,
comei,ng ene,gr leain ticthacic,di eal mloar et en onne
diselganfi ig urdaic usii' nebirlMi eòd ieov op,u rneo,n
sac elaurneap rotecsotnat rsoo rltMaei s. e mberrar ato
parldairu eno ttimipslmucoth aerEog.l is eèm ppraet eti
coe gra;vp eiacqcuoesa ì M ontaigne lneso unet iper
poloegrioei mcah e,pl eagr r avtirtiàsp teierpl, e ssiom,i sm
latennetlesl ueCe o nsolaetc ihoinaneresol p loal emciocna
trEop icuor noe Glr yl.l os
Ma è psuerm purnep essimismo enroobiicloe, una
trist:ie lzp zaallcohreSe h akespceoanrfeae drA ìm leto,
a Brutao P,r ospdeerroid vaaml a rmoc heP lutasrccool
piscIels. u od olosreeg rseitt or paosser eed ennseel lo