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Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero with His Treatises on Friendship and Old Age; Letters of Pliny the Younger: the Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. Ix (In 51 Volumes)
Pliny
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero with His Treatises on Friendship and Old Age; Letters of Pliny the Younger: the Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. Ix (In 51 Volumes)
Pliny
Translator names not noted above: E. S. Shuckburgh, William Melmoth, F. C. T. Bosanquet Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume IX features: ? three works by Roman philosopher MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO (106 BC-43 BC): the dialogue On Friendship, a timeless consideration of that happy state; the essay On Old Age, his reflections on aging and death; and his Letters, including his thoughts on matters both personal and political ? the Letters of Roman lawyer PLINY THE YOUNGER (61-c. 112), which remain some of the most valuable firsthand documents we have of the period, particularly since he moved in politically important circles; the letters include his eyewitness account of the disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 1, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9781616400507 |
Publishers | Cosimo Classics |
Pages | 444 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 29 mm · 693 g |
Language | English |
Contributor | Charles W. Eliot |