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About the Author
James E. G. Zetzel is the Anthon Professor Emeritus of the Latin Language and Literature at Columbia University and the author of numerous publications, including, most recently, Critics, Compilers, and Commentators: An Introduction to Roman Philology, 200 BCE-800 CE.
Reviews
Cicero's two 'Platonic' dialogues, De oratore and De re publica, represent the summa of his political and moral thought. Now they have found their ideal reader in James Zetzel, whose Lost Republic distills his decades of engagement with Cicero's writings. It is a brilliant work of immense learning, and a triumphant achievement. * Robert A. Kaster, Princeton University *
The knowledge of Cicero's Rome that has gone into this book is extraordinary, but what is exciting is the idea for it. Zetzel reads Cicero's first two dialogs as complementary experiments in which vividly imagined Roman aristocrats of the not too distant past try to reckon with political institutions that are crucial to their way of life but slipping out of their hands. * Peter White, University of Chicago *
A great book, and one that will quickly become essential reading for Classical scholars. * Dr. Cliff Cunningham, Sun News Austin *
The Lost Republic will be required reading for all students and scholars who are interested not only in the dialogues themselves, but also in Cicero's compositional techniques, the late Roman Republic, its oratory and politics, as well as the relationship of Greek learning (and particularly philosophy) with Roman intellectual life of the era. * James M. May, Religious Studies Review *
All readers will learn from Zetzel's insistence on probing the works with questions old and new... His book offers a signal contribution to our understanding of both these great Ciceronian dialogues. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197626092
Author James E. G. Zetzel
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 164mm * 240mm * 30mm