A selection of Cicero's speeches and letters, which have had a profound effect on the Western liberal tradition of political thought
Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a master of eloquence, and his pure literary and oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over two thousand years in matters of politics, philosophy, and faith. This selection demonstrates the diversity of his writings, and includes letters to friends and statesmen on Roman life and politics; the vitriolic Second Philippic Against Antony; and his two most famous philosophical treatises, On Duties and On Old Age - a celebration of his own declining years. Written at a time of brutal political and social change, Cicero's lucid ethical writings formed the foundation of the Western liberal tradition in political and moral thought that continues to this day.
By:
Cicero
Translated by:
Michael Grant
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 202g
ISBN: 9780140440997
ISBN 10: 0140440992
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 31 December 1963
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: 1. Cicero against Tyranny by Jerome 2. How to Live: Human Cooperation by Jerome 3. Cicero as Writer and Speaker: Translator's Problems by Jerome 4. The Fame of Cicero by Jerome Part One: Against Tyranny 1. Attack on Misgovernment: Against Verres, I 2. Cicero's Life and Letters: Selection from his Correspondence 3. Attack on an Enemy of Freedom: The Second Philippic against Antony Part Two: How to Live 4. A Practical Code of Behaviour: On Duties, III 5. Cato the Elder on Old Age: On Old Age Appendixes A. List of Surviving Works of Cicero B. Genealogical Tables C. Key to Technical Terms D. Maps: The Roman Empire, 51 B.C.; Central Italy; Greece and West of Asia Minor; Plan of Rome Index of Personal Names
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 bc), Roman orator and statesman, was born at Arpinium of a wealthy local family. Having been educated in Rome, by 70 bc he had established himself as a leading barrister and was beginning a successful political career. Cicero received honors usually reserved only for the Roman aristocracy and was one of the greatest Roman orators. Michael Grant has been successively Chancellor's Medallist and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Professor of Humanity at Edinburgh University, first Vice-chancellor of Khartoum University, President and Vice-chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast and President of the Classical Association.
