| Cicero: de Natura Deorum Book I Contributor(s): Cicero, Marcus Tullius (Author), Dyck, Andrew R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511803621 ISBN-13: 9780511803628 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $494.00 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 292.07 |
| Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edition of the Latin text, with accompanying commentary, of the first book of Cicero's essay, On the Nature of the Gods comprises an exposition and refutation of the theology of the Epicurean philosophical school as well as a history of ancient reflections on the gods. Prefaced to the dialogue is Cicero's general justification for writing on philosophy. In his introduction, Andrew Dyck analyzes the work in the context of Cicero's intellectual development and of ancient views of the deity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dyck, Andrew R.: - Andrew R. Dyck is Professor of Classics at UCLA. He is the author of numerous books, including A Commentary on Cicero, De Officiis (1996; ISBN 0472107194). |