Description
Temporarily out of stock
Title: How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life
Author: EPICTETUS
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 11/09/2018
Imprint: PRINCETON UNI PRESS
Price: $30.00
Publishing status: Active
These handsomely repackaged new editions
of two famous texts from the Roman era
feature the original Latin and Greek on
alternate pages. How to Be a Friend is a
brand-new translation by Philip Freeman
of politician and philosopher Ciceros
remarkable treatise on friendship, which
was originally published as Laelius de
Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia). Translated by leading classical scholar AA Long, How to Be Free features a selection of teachings from former slave and Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus, includinghis celebrated guide to the Stoic philosophy of life (the Encheiridion) along with reflections from his Discourses. Both books open with lively and welcoming introductions that contextualise the classic
works that follow.
Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
ISBN: 9780691177717
Dimension: 171mm X 114mm
Pages: 232