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Definition of Parallel lives
1. Noun. A collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parallel Lives
Literary usage of Parallel lives
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plutarch's Livesby Plutarch by Plutarch (1921)
"THE TRADITIONAL ORDER OK THE parallel lives. ( 1 ) Theseus and Romulus. (2)
Lycurgus and Numa. ... parallel lives."
2. Memoirs of Mrs. Inchbald: Including Her Familiar Correspondence with the by James Boaden (1833)
"... on Shakspeare—Stolen from the French—Becomes acquainted with Mrs. Hartley—First
appearance on the Stage— parallel lives of Centlivre and Inchbald. ..."
3. Memoirs of Mrs. Inchbald: Including Her Familiar Correspondence with the by James Boaden (1833)
"... on Shakspeare—Stolen from the French—Becomes acquainted with Mrs. Hartley—First
appearance on the Stage— parallel lives of Centlivre and Inchbald. ..."
4. Neohellenica: An Introduction to Modern Greek in the Form of Dialogue by Michael Constantinides (1892)
"This first one I copied from his preface to Plutarch's parallel lives : it is an
exhortation to teachers. This is what he says : " The learned instructors ..."
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