Annoted Cover 2010-full-correct spine.indd - Penguin Group

aristotle
384 – 322 b.c., greek
The Art of Rhetoric
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by Hugh Lawson-Tancred
With this book, Aristotle established the
methods of informal reasoning, providing
the first aesthetic evaluation of prose style
and detailed observations of character and
emotions.
304 pp. 978-0-14-044510-7 $15.00
The Athenian Constitution
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by P. J. Rhodes
This is the single most important extant
source for the study of the institutions of
classical Athens.
208 pp. 978-0-14-044431-5 $15.00
“Clearly and accurately translated . . .
lucid introduction and notes, and excellent
analytical summaries, introduce each
chapter.” —s. m. burstein, california state
university, l o s angeles
De Anima (On the Soul)
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by Hugh Lawson-Tancred
Considering the nature of life, Aristotle
surveys and rejects the ideas of Plato
and the Presocratics, developing his
philosophy of the soul and mind, and
introducing the central concepts of form
and matter to explain perception, thought,
and motivation.
256 pp. 978-0-14-044471-1 $15.00
The Metaphysics
Translated with an Introduction by
Hugh Lawson-Tancred
One of the cornerstones of Western
speculative thought, The Metaphysics
is Aristotle’s first mature statement of
his own understanding of reality. An
extraordinary synthesis of the natural and
rational aspects of the world that probes
some of philosophy’s deepest questions,
it is now available in a highly readable
translation.
528 pp. 978-0-14-044619-7 $13.00
The Nicomachean Ethics
Translated by J. A. K. Thomson
Revised with Notes and Appendices by
Hugh Tredennick
Introduction and Bibliography by
Jonathan Barnes
In a work that had tremendous impact
on Western moral philosophy, Aristotle
treats ethics as a practical rather than
a theoretical science, and introduces
psychology into the study of human
behavior.
384 pp. 978-0-14-044949-5 $12.00
Poetics
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by Malcolm Heath
In one of the most perceptive and
influential works of criticism in Western
literary history, Aristotle examines the
literature of his time, describing the
origins of poetry as an imitative art and
drawing attention to the distinctions
between comedy and tragedy.
144 pp. 978-0-14-044636-4 $10.95
P e n g u i n C l a s s i C s 13