Cicero De Officiis (Hardcover, New Ed)

Michael Winterbottom, M. Winterbottom

Series: Oxford Classical Texts

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Completely new edition of a key Latin text

Background The De Officiis (`On Duties'), written hurriedly not long before Cicero's death, has always commanded attention. It is based on the moral philosophy of the Greek Stoic Panaetius; but Cicero adapted the material to his audience in such a way that the book stands as an invaluable witness to Roman attitudes and behaviour.

New Edition This new edition is based on a more systematic examination of the vast manuscript tradition than has previously been attempted, and exploits fresh evidence for the poorly represented X branch.

The apparatus shows with new clarity the major contribution to the emendation of the text made by scribes and readers of the later manuscripts, both in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Classical Texts
Release date:	September 1994
First published:	October 1994
Editors:	Michael Winterbottom • M. Winterbottom (Corpus Christi Professor of Latin)
Dimensions:	195 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-814673-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-814673-6
Barcode:	9780198146735