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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
Compact Edition
Taschenbuch von Diogenes Laertius
Sprache: Englisch

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This new edition of the Lives, in a faithful and eminently readable translation by Pamela Mensch, is the first rendering of the complete text into English in nearly a century. Lavishly illustrated with a vast array of artwork that attests to the profound impact of Diogenes on the Western imagination, this edition also includes detailed notes and an informative introduction.
This new edition of the Lives, in a faithful and eminently readable translation by Pamela Mensch, is the first rendering of the complete text into English in nearly a century. Lavishly illustrated with a vast array of artwork that attests to the profound impact of Diogenes on the Western imagination, this edition also includes detailed notes and an informative introduction.
Über den Autor
Diogenes Laertius was a Greek writer who probably lived in the first half of the third century AD. Nothing is known about his life, apart from his authorship of the Lives of the Eminent Philosophers. He also wrote poems, most of them now lost.

Pamela Mensch is a translator of ancient Greek whose works include The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander, Herodotus' Histories, and Plutarch's The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives.

James Miller is Professor of Liberal Studies and Politics and Faculty Director of Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism at the New School for Social Research. He has authored and edited an array of works, including Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche, The Passion of Michel Foucault, and History and Human Existence: From Marx to Merleau-Ponty.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface, James Miller

  • Introduction, A. A. Long

  • Translator's Note, Pamela Mensch

  • Map

  • Lives of the Eminent Philosophers

  • Book 1

  • Book 2

  • Book 3

  • Book 4

  • Book 5

  • Book 6

  • Book 7

  • Book 8

  • Book 9

  • Book 10

  • Guide to Further Reading, Jay R. Elliott

  • Glossary of Ancient Sources, Joseph M. Lemelin

  • Illustration Credits

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780197523391
ISBN-10: 0197523390
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Laertius, Diogenes
Redaktion: Miller, James
Übersetzung: Mensch, Pamela
Hersteller: Oxford University Press Inc
Maße: 235 x 156 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Diogenes Laertius
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.11.2020
Gewicht: 0,713 kg
Artikel-ID: 118356049
Über den Autor
Diogenes Laertius was a Greek writer who probably lived in the first half of the third century AD. Nothing is known about his life, apart from his authorship of the Lives of the Eminent Philosophers. He also wrote poems, most of them now lost.

Pamela Mensch is a translator of ancient Greek whose works include The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander, Herodotus' Histories, and Plutarch's The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives.

James Miller is Professor of Liberal Studies and Politics and Faculty Director of Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism at the New School for Social Research. He has authored and edited an array of works, including Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche, The Passion of Michel Foucault, and History and Human Existence: From Marx to Merleau-Ponty.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface, James Miller

  • Introduction, A. A. Long

  • Translator's Note, Pamela Mensch

  • Map

  • Lives of the Eminent Philosophers

  • Book 1

  • Book 2

  • Book 3

  • Book 4

  • Book 5

  • Book 6

  • Book 7

  • Book 8

  • Book 9

  • Book 10

  • Guide to Further Reading, Jay R. Elliott

  • Glossary of Ancient Sources, Joseph M. Lemelin

  • Illustration Credits

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780197523391
ISBN-10: 0197523390
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Laertius, Diogenes
Redaktion: Miller, James
Übersetzung: Mensch, Pamela
Hersteller: Oxford University Press Inc
Maße: 235 x 156 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Diogenes Laertius
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.11.2020
Gewicht: 0,713 kg
Artikel-ID: 118356049
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