Cicero: Laelius on Friendship and The Dream of Scipio (First published in the United Kingdom in 1990. Reprinted 2005, 2015.) (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)

By: J. G. Powell

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Synopsis: Cicero’s essay On Friendship (Laelius de Amicitia) is of interest as much for the light it sheds on Roman society as for its embodiment of ancient philosophical views on the subject of friendship. The Dream of Scipio (Somnium Scipionis) was excerpted in late antiquity from Cicero’s De Republica, a dialogue in six books which now only survives in fragmentary form. In the excerpt, which probably formed the conclusion to the dialogue, Cicero describes his vision of the cosmos and the rewards of immortality that the good statesman can expect after death. This work is particularly important for its influence on later literature in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Both dialogues are example of the best of Ciceronian prose. They are presented in this volume in the context of Cicero’s philosophical writing. Their place in ancient thought and their literary characteristics are discussed fully in the introduction, while individual points of interpretation are dealt with in the commentary. There is a separate appendix of notes on textual points. Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781835530177
Related ISBNs:: 9780856684418, 9781835539385
Publisher:: Liverpool University Press
Date of Addition:: 11/01/24
Copyrighted By:: The author J. G. F. Powell
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Language:: English
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Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Foreign Language Study, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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