The Republic and The Laws (Oxford World’s Classics) Paperback – July 15, 2009 by Cicero

Description

Author: Cicero

Brand: Oxford University Press

Edition: Reissue

Features:

• Oxford university press, usa
• Binding: paperback
• Language: english

Package Dimensions: 18x192x200

Number Of Pages: 288

Release Date: 15-07-2009

Details: Product Description
Cicero’s
The Republic is an impassioned plea for responsible government written just before the civil war that ended the Roman Republic in a dialogue following Plato. Drawing on Greek political theory, the work embodies the mature reflections of a Roman ex-consul on the nature of political
organization, on justice in society, and on the qualities needed in a statesman. Its sequel,
The Laws, expounds the influential doctrine of Natural Law, which applies to all mankind, and sets out an ideal code for a reformed Roman Republic, already half in the realm of utopia.

This is the first complete English translation of both works for over sixty years and features a lucid Introduction, a Table of Dates, notes on the Roman constitution, and an Index of Names.

About the Series: For over 100 years
Oxford World’s Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford’s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
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Review
`In his translation G. achieves a consistent vitality both in narrative… and in argument.’ Michael Coffey, The Classical Review Vol.XLIX No.2
About the Author
Niall Rudd is Emeritus Professor of Latin at Bristol University. He has previously translated Juvenal’s Satires for Oxford World’s Classics. Jonathan Powell is Professor of Latin at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is preparing a new text of De Republica and De Legibus for the Oxford Classical Texts series.