In the two Books of De divinatione Cicero considers beliefs concerning fate and the possibility of prediction: in the first book he puts the (principally Stoic) case for them in the mouth of his brother Quintus; in the second, speaking in his own person, he argues against them. In this new translation of, and commentary on, Book One--the first in English for over 80 years--David Wardle guides the reader through the course of Cicero's argument, giving particular attention to the traditional Roman and the philosophical conception of divination.
| ISBN: | 9780199297917 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2006 |
| Author: | David Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Cape Town Wardle |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 488 pages |
| Series: | Clarendon Ancient History Series |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers |