How to Be Old: The Thinking Person's Guide to Retirement - Hardcover

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610272676 ISBN 13: 9781610272674

Publisher: Quid Pro, LLC, 2014

Synopsis

Cicero's classic ON OLD AGE is now adapted, explained, and updated to today's world. "Getting old is not for sissies": the mortal words of Bette Davis. And somewhat the theme of the Cicero's ON OLD AGE. Except that Cicero did not believe in denying aging or hiding its effects. What he believed had been passed on for generations and still speaks to a modern world. Now 'De Senectute' can be read with a real understanding of it, explained and presented to the contemporary reader. Adapted by Richard Gerberding, a retired professor of history and director of Classical Studies at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, Cicero's essay makes sense and is lively. More than sixty clever illustrations by Lance Rossi add to the enjoyment. The book is insightful and humorous, making Cicero's famous thoughts accessible to today. Part of the Journeys & Memoirs Series from Quid Pro Books.

About this title

About the Author

Marcus Tullis Cicero (106-43 BC) was a Roman statesman and philosopher whose lifetime coincided with the decline and fall of the Roman republic. His best-known works include On the Republic, On Duties, and Treatises on Friendship and Old Age.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quid Pro, LLC
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610272676
• ISBN 13: 9781610272674
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Rossi Lance
• Number of pages: 106