| Thought of Cicero: Philosophical Selections Contributor(s): Cicero (Author), Wilson, S. J. |
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ISBN: 0862921929 ISBN-13: 9780862921927 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1991 Annotation: This is a complete critical edition of Cicero's Cato Maior de Senectute (On Old Age )with an introduction and commentary. The text is based on a fresh examination of the manuscript tradition while the introduction aims to place the work in the context of Cicero's writings on old age in the ancient world. The Roman and Ciceronian qualities of the work are emphasized, rather than the search for lost sources that occupied scholars in the past. Matters of text, language, and content are all considered equally in the commentary. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Social Science | Gerontology - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 305.26 |
| Series: Cicero |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.44" W x 8.66" (0.65 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1964 and aimed at advanced school students, this useful collection contains forty passages, coherent in themselves, illustrating Cicero's thinking on government, religion, law and ethics. An introduction gives the essential background, including a brief outline of Greek philosophy. There are practical notes on the texts, observations on Cicero's style and a select vocabulary. |