De re pvblica : selections
Bibliographic Information
De re pvblica : selections
Cicero ; edited by James E.G. Zetzel
(Cambridge Greek and Latin classics)
Cambridge University Press, 1995
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De re publica
De republica
Available at / 43 libraries
Note
Latin text; introd. and commentary in English
Bibliography: p. 254-261
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Cicero's De re publica contains the fullest ancient account of the theory of the mixed constitution and the oldest extant narrative of early Roman history; it concludes with the Dream of Scipio, one of the most influential ancient visions of the afterlife. The argument of the dialogue concerns the relationship between political theory and practice, and between social institutions and the individual citizen. This edition of most of the surviving portions of De re publica is the most detailed commentary ever to appear in English. It explains Cicero's philosophical argument and its relationship to his account of early Rome, and thoroughly elucidates the language and style of the treatise. The introduction offers a new and provocative interpretation of Cicero's dialogue as a work both of literature and of political philosophy.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: 1. Context
- 2. Composition, setting, form
- 3. Argument, structure, sources
- 4. Style
- 5. Text
- M. TVLLI CICERONIS DE RE PVBLICA LIBRI
- Commentary.
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