Galen's De indolentia
essays on a newly discovered letter
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Contributions
- Galen - Contributor
Publication
2014 - Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, Germany
Language
English
Word Count
84,000 words, Guess
Page Count
336 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-103161532155
- ISBN-139783161532153
- Library of Congress Control Number2014473970
- OCLC Control Number888955796
- Better World Books9783161532153
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL31279917M
Classifications
- DDC182.4
- LCCPA3997 .G35 2014
- LCCPA3997.G35 2014
and 1 more
- LCCPA42 .G35 2014
Description
"The recently discovered letter De indolentia is a moral-philosophical treatise in which Galen describes his response to the fire in the city of Rome (192 CE) that destroyed a significant portion of his library and medicines. In addition to essays on important aspects of the text, this volume includes an English translation, a collation of leading critical editions, and an expansive bibliography"--Back cover.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum = -- Studies and texts in antiquity and Christianity -- 88
- Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum -- 88.
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