The Enchiridion of Epictetus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781617207983)

No writings of Epictetus himself are really known. His discourses were transcribed and compiled by his pupil Arrian (author of the Anabasis Alexandri). The main work is The Discourses, four books of which have been preserved (out of an original eight). Arrian also compiled a popular digest, entitled the Enchiridion, or Handbook. In a preface to the Discourses, addressed to Lucius Gellius, Arrian states that "whatever I heard him say I used to write down, word for word, as best I could, endeavouring to preserve it as a memorial, for my own future use, of his way of thinking and the frankness of his speech."

Author: Epictetus Epictetus
ISBN-10: 1617207985
ISBN-13: 9781617207983
Publisher: SMK Books
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2012
Pages: 26
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.06d