Description
Explores Cicero, Apuleius, Calcidius, and Augustine as interpreters of Plato's Timaeus in the context of the Roman philosophical tradition.
About the Author
Christina Hoenig is an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Pittsburgh. Her academic research specialises in the cross-cultural and cross-linguistic transmission of philosophical concepts and ideas in Greco-Roman antiquity, with a focus, specifically, on the role of Greek-Latin translation as an exegetical tool in the history of Greek and Roman Platonism.
Reviews
'... this work is well written, well structured, and very clear. It contributes a great deal on history of infulence of platonism among Latin philosophers.' Luc Brisson, History of Science
Book Information
ISBN 9781108402392
Author Christina Hoenig
Format Paperback
Page Count 349
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 434g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 19mm