Selected Works (Cicero Marcus Tullius)

<b>Collecting the most incisive and influential writings of one of Rome's finest orators Cicero's Selected Works is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant in Penguin Classics.<br></b><br>Lawyer philosopher statesman and defender of Rome's Republic Cicero was a master of eloquence and his pure literary and oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over two thousand years in matters of politics philosophy and faith. This selection demonstrates the diversity of his writings and includes letters to friends and statesmen on Roman life and politics; the vitriolic Second Philippic Against Antony; and his two most famous philosophical treatises On Duties and On Old Age - a celebration of his own declining years. Written at a time of brutal political and social change Cicero's lucid ethical writings formed the foundation of the Western liberal tradition in political and moral thought that continues to this day. <p/>For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.