Cicero: De Natura Deorum Book I

By:

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

Show Hide Adult Content

$139.00

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Free Delivery with Primate

Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $34.75 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $23.17 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 14-26 June using International Courier

Description

Book 1 of De Natura Deorum exhibits in a nutshell Cicero's philosophical method, with the prior part stating the case for Epicurean theology, the latter (rather longer) part refuting it. Thus the reader observes Cicero at work in both constructive and skeptical modes as well as his art of characterizing speakers. Prefaced to the Book is Cicero's most elaborate justification of his philosophical writing. The Book thus makes an ideal starting point for the study of Cicero's philosophica or indeed of any philosophical writing in Latin, since it delineates the problems such a project raised in the minds of Roman readers and shows how Cicero thought they could be met. There is also a systematic and detailed doxography of ancient views about the deity, an important document in itself, presented from an Epicurean perspective. The volume's Introduction situates this text within Cicero's intellectual development and ancient reflection about the gods.

Author Biography:

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).

Release date NZ

July 31st, 2003

Author

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Edited by Andrew R. Dyck

Pages

248

Series

Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

Dimensions

124x188x17

ISBN-13

9780521006309

Product ID

2010860

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here