Cicero Bk. IDe Natura Deorum |
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Editor:
| Dyck, Andrew R. |
Author:
| Cicero, Marcus Tullius |
Contribution by:
| Easterling, P. E. Hardie, Philip Hunter, Richard Kenney, E. J. |
Series title: | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-00630-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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This is an edition of the Latin text, with accompanying commentary suitable for students, of the first book of Cicero's essay, On the Nature of the Gods. It is a dialogue comprising 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 the Introduction Professor Dyck sets the work into the context of Cicero's...
More DescriptionThis is an edition of the Latin text, with accompanying commentary suitable for students, of the first book of Cicero's essay, On the Nature of the Gods. It is a dialogue comprising 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 the Introduction Professor Dyck sets the work into the context of Cicero's intellectual development and of ancient views of the deity.