Cicero: Cato Maior De Senectute

This is a complete critical edition of Cicero's Cato Maior de Senectute (On Old Age) with an introduction and commentary.

Sommario

Preface; Introduction; 1. The literary character of the Cato; 2. Old age in the philosophic tradition; 3. The text and the manuscripts; Texts; Commentary; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer, and Academic skeptic who attempted to defend optimal values during the political upheavals that led to the foundation of the Roman Empire. His voluminous publications include rhetorical, philosophical, and political treatises. He is regarded as one of Rome's best orators and prose stylists, as well as the creator of "Ciceronian rhetoric." Cicero received his education in both Rome and Greece. He was born into a wealthy Roman equestrian family and served as consul in 63 BC. His impact on the Latin language was enormous. He composed more than three-quarters of the existing Latin literature known to have existed during his lifetime, and succeeding prose has been said to be either a reaction against or a return to his style, not only in Latin but in European languages up to the nineteenth century.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marcus Tullius Cicero
• Con la collaborazione di: Kenneth Dover (Editore), J. G. F. Powell (Editore), Powell J. G. F. (Editore), Michael Reeve (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.04.1988
• EAN: 9780521335010
• ISBN: 978-0-521-33501-0
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries; Cambridge Classical Texts and; Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Saggi, articoli culturali, critica letteraria, interviste; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Essays, Latin, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, Age groups: the elderly, Literary essays, Age groups: the elderly / old age