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- Title
- M. Tullii Ciceronis opera : omnium quae hactenus excusa sunt, castigatissima nunc primum in lucem edita.
- Description
- This book is the fourth volume in an edition of Cicero’s works published at Venice by Luca Antonius Junta between 1534 and 1537. This particular volume was printed in 1536 and contains some of Cicero’s philosophic texts. The pages displayed show the beginning of his partial translation of Plato’s Timaeus. The portion shown includes the preface, in which Cicero links Platonic doctrines with Nigidius Figulus (98-45 B.C.E) and Roman Pythagorianism; the translation follows, beginning with Timaeus’ opening questions and explanation thereof: “What is that which always is and has no becoming, and what is that which becomes but never is?” The translation ends at Timaeus 47b, with the discussion regarding the purpose of eyesight and its crucial role in philosophy. Cicero’s translation was read by a number of well-known late antique scholars and had great influence on subsequent translations of the Timaeus.
- Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)
- IUQ00719
- Authors
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
- Full Title
- Works. 1534
- Date
- - 1534-1537
- Publisher
- In officina Lucae Antonii Iuntae
- Location
- Venetiis
- Language
- Latin
- Rights
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- Medium
- Book
- Bibliographic Citation
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius., Pietro Vettori, Andrea Navagero, Luca-Antonio Giunta, Albert May Todd, and Pietro Vettori. M. Tullii Ciceronis opera : omnium quae hactenus excusa sunt, castigatissima nunc primum in lucem edita. Venetiis: In officina Lucae Antonii Iuntae, 1534.