Plato's "Timaeus" and the Latin tradition
This book focuses on the development of Platonic philosophy at the hands of Roman writers between the first century BCE and the early fifth century CE. It discusses the interpretation of Plato's Timaeus by Cicero, Apuleius, Calcidius, and Augustine, and examines how these authors created new contexts and settings for the intellectual heritage they received and thereby contributed to the construction of the complex and multifaceted genre of Roman Platonism.
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- Full title :Plato's "Timaeus" and the Latin tradition / Christina Hoenig.
Summary
This book focuses on the development of Platonic philosophy at the hands of Roman writers between the first century BCE and the early fifth century CE. It discusses the interpretation of Plato's Timaeus by Cicero, Apuleius, Calcidius, and Augustine, and examines how these authors created new contexts and settings for the intellectual heritage they received and thereby contributed to the construction of the complex and multifaceted genre of Roman Platonism.
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- Publication Date:2018
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018
The Physical Object
- Description:xvii, 331 pages ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1108415806, 9781108415804
- oclc:on1082447554
- LC Classification:B387
- Dewey Decimal:113
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