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020 _a9780691177199
_q(hardcover;
_qacid-free paper)
040 _cHSLRC
050 _aPA 6308.L2
_bC53 2018
100 _aCicero, Marcus Tullius,
_eauthor.
_961463
245 _aHow to be a friend :
_ban ancient guide to true friendship /
_cMarcus Tullius Cicero
264 _aPrinceton :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_cc2018
300 _axv, 188 pages ;
_c18 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
504 _6Includes bibliographical references.
520 _a$a 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.
650 _aConduct of life
_vEarly works to 1800.
_xPhilosophy
_961464
650 _aFriendship
_vEarly works to 1800.
_961465
700 _aFreeman, Philip,
_d1961-
_etranslator,
_ewriter of introduction.
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942 _2lcc
_cBK
999 _c98984
_d98984