{"product_id":"tusculan-disputations-quintus-curtius-9798451486177","title":"Tusculan Disputations","description":"The statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero remains a writer whose influence has been felt for many centuries. \u003ci\u003eTusculan Disputations\u003c\/i\u003e is his most wide-ranging philosophical work, and was intended to introduce the Roman people to the pleasures and benefits of the study of philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of stimulating dialogues, \u003ci\u003eTusculan Disputations\u003c\/i\u003e examines some of the most fundamental questions of human life: the fear of death, the endurance of pain, the alleviation of sorrow, the various disorders of the soul, and the necessity of virtue for a happy life. These dialogues--accessible yet movingly profound--are perhaps even more relevant today than when they were first written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first complete translation of \u003ci\u003eTusculan Disputations\u003c\/i\u003e to appear in English in nearly a hundred years. It uses a modern, vigorous idiom and a clear formatting of the dialogues to enhance understanding and readability. Translator Quintus Curtius, who has also translated Cicero's \u003ci\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Moral Ends\u003c\/i\u003e, has returned to the original Latin text to produce an edition that is accessible for the general reader, while rigorous enough for the serious student. It contains: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. A detailed foreword and introduction\u003cbr\u003e2. Summaries of the arguments of each book\u003cbr\u003e3. Over six hundred and thirty annotations that explain places, names, and nuances in the text\u003cbr\u003e4. Illustrations and photographs\u003cbr\u003e5. A comprehensive index\u003cbr\u003e6. Modern formatting of the dialogues for ease of reading and comprehension \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new translation restores Cicero's classic to its proper place in the history of Western philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Quintus Curtius, Marcus Tullius Cicero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798451486177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Quintus Curtius","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767325151487,"sku":"9798451486177","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55588d50-995b-40c3-8546-54785a32652c.jpg?v=1744169489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tusculan-disputations-quintus-curtius-9798451486177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}