Research Catalog

Title

How to be a friend : an ancient guide to true friendship / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; translated and with an introduction by Philip Freeman.

Author

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Publication

• Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Freeman, Philip, 1961-
• Powell, J. G. F.

Description

xv, 188 pages; 18 cm.

Summary

A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician and philosopher Cicero offers a compelling guide to finding, keeping, and appreciating friends. With wit and wisdom, Cicero shows us not only how to build friendships but also why they must be a key part of our lives. For, as Cicero says, life without friends is not worth living. Filled with timeless advice and insights, Cicero's heartfelt and moving classic written in 44 BC and originally titled De Amicitia has inspired readers for more than two thousand years, from St. Augustine and Dante to Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Presented here in a lively new translation with the original Latin on facing pages and an inviting introduction, How to Be a Friend explores how to choose the right friends, how to avoid the pitfalls of friendship, and how to live with friends in good times and bad. Cicero also praises what he sees as the deepest kind of friendship one in which two people find in each other "another self" or a kindred soul. An honest and eloquent guide to finding and treasuring true friends, How to Be a Friend speaks as powerfully today as when it was first written.

Series Statement

Ancient wisdom for modern readers

Uniform Title

Ancient wisdom for modern readers.

Alternative Title

Ancient guide to true friendship

Subjects

• Friendship
• Philosophy
• Philosophy > Early works to 1800
• Conduct of life > Philosophy > Early works to 1800
• Early works
• Friendship > Philosophy > Early works to 1800

Genre/Form

Early works.

Note

• "Latin text by permission of Oxford Univrersity Press ... edited by J.G.F. Powell. ... 2006."--page 179.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188).

Language (note)

• In Latin with parallel English translations on facing pages.

Call Number

JFC 20-484

ISBN

• 0691177198
• 9780691177199

LCCN

2017963962

OCLC

1028166812

Author

Cicero, Marcus Tullius, author.

Title

How to be a friend : an ancient guide to true friendship / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; translated and with an introduction by Philip Freeman.

Publisher

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Ancient wisdom for modern readers

Ancient wisdom for modern readers.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188).

Language

In Latin with parallel English translations on facing pages.

Local Note

PARALLEL TEXT TRANSLATION. NEW SERIES.

Added Author

Container of (expression): Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Laelius de amicitia. Latin (Powell)

Container of (expression): Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Laelius de amicitia. English (Freeman)

Freeman, Philip, 1961- translator, writer of introduction.

Powell, J. G. F., editor.

Research Call Number

JFC 20-484