The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation (Bollingen Series LXXI, Complete in Two Volumes: Parts I & II)
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton (NJ), 1995
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- Title
- The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation (Bollingen Series LXXI, Complete in Two Volumes: Parts I & II)
- Author
- Aristotle; Edited by Jonathan Barnes
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press, Princeton (NJ)
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0691099502
- ISBN 13
- 9780691099507
- Edition
- 1st edition, Revised & Updated
- Printing
- Later Printing
- Item weight
- 3.04 kilograms
The Oxford Translation of Aristotle was originally published in 12 volumes between 1912 and 1954. It is universally recognized as the standard English version of Aristotle. This revised edition contains the substance of the original Translation, slightly emended in light of recent scholarship; three of the original versions have been replaced by new translations; and a new and enlarged selection of Fragments has been added. The aim of the translation remains the same: to make the surviving works of Aristotle readily accessible to English speaking readers.
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