Galen's De indolentia : essays on a newly discovered letter /

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Imprint:Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2014]
©2014
Description:x, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum = Studies and texts in antiquity and Christianity, 1436-3003 ; 88
Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum ; 88.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10112588
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Other uniform titles:Rothschild, Clare K., 1964-
Thompson, Trevor W., 1975-
Galen. De indolentia. English.
ISBN:9783161532153
3161532155
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:"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.