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Cicero: Cato Maior de Senectute

Hardback

Main Details

Title Cicero: Cato Maior de Senectute
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marcus Tullius Cicero
Edited by J. G. F. Powell
SeriesCambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:312
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterary essays
ISBN/Barcode 9780521335010
ClassificationsDewey:878.0108
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 3 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 14 April 1988
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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. The Roman and Ciceronian qualities of the work are emphasized, rather than the search for lost sources that occupied scholars in the past. Matters of text, language, and content are all considered equally in the commentary.

Reviews

"...the book is well indexed and organized; its introduction is for all readers, and the volume is well worth acquiring by any College library." Elaine Fantham, Classical World