1. JESUITS IN CHINA
... moral implications, his technique included the use of much anecdotal material. Less known, but also of great charm and interest, are Plutarch's Moralia (tr. by F. C. Babbitt et al., 14 vol., 1927-76). They consist of dialogues and essays on ethical, literary, and historical subjects, such as The Late Vengeance of the Deity, On Superstition, The Right Way of Hearing Poetry, and Advice to Married ... Couples. Plutarch's quotations (frequent and long) from the old dramatists are often our only record of such writings. ibn battuta Muslim traveler, b. Tangier. No other ... and who the signif...
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