Marius the Epicurean: His Sensations and Ideas
Pater, Walter
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From Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 2, 2003
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Second edition. Spine and boards toned, some loss to spine head and spine base, ink name on front endpaper, minor pencil marginalia. 1885 Hard Cover. 452 pp. Historical philosophical novel, his only completed full-length fiction, following Marius's intellectual development. Marius is a young man living in Rome in the 2nd century AD, a time when the classical traditions of philosophy were in their maturity. The educated man gravitates from one school of philosophy to another, and even enjoys a stint as secretary to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, himself a stoic philosopher. As his mind encounters successive cerebral challenges and acquires evermore knowledge, Marius grows curious about the emergence of a new religion ? Christianity. The discovery of the Christian creed marks a new phase in Marius? search for sensation and insight, wherein he is amazed by the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The tight-knit community of early Christians, whose beliefs are not permitted in the Roman Empire, makes a striking impression upon the young fellow. Seller Inventory # 2337506
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Title: Marius the Epicurean: His Sensations and ...
Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
Publication Date: 1885
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Second Edition.
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