Epictetus, Robert Dobbin
Discourses and Selected Writings
Paperback
(Penguin Classics Nov. 25, 2008)
, 1 edition
A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopherDESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or ?common? Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek.
- Series
- Penguin Classics
- ISBN
- / 9780140449464
- Pages
- 304
- Weight
- 9.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 0.7 in.
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