Leviathan: With selected variants from the Latin edition of 1668

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Leviathan: With selected variants from the Latin edition of 1668
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Thomas Hobbes
Edited by Edwin Curley
SeriesHackett Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:627
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreDictionaries
ISBN/Barcode 9780872201774
ClassificationsDewey:320.01
Audience
General
Illustrations illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 1 March 1994
Publication Country United States

Description

This new edition of Hobbe's masterpiece is uniquely suited to meet the needs of both student and scholar. It offers a brilliant introduction by Edwin Curley, modernised spelling and punctuation of the text, and a key annotative feature found in no other edition: the inclusion, along with historical and interpretive notes, of the most significant variants between the English version of 1651 and the Latin version of 1668. A glossary of seventeenth century English terms and indexes of persons, subjects, and scriptural passages help make this the most thoughtfully conceived edition of Leviathan available.

Author Biography

Thomas Hobbes; Edited by Edwin Curley

Reviews

A scholar's edition at a student price! --Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University Plainly the best edition of Leviathan . Superbly edited and indexed, with footnote passages from the Latin edition, a helpful glossary, biographical and autobiographical material, and a translation of Hobbes on the Nicene Creed, it will be an indispensable study tool. Curley's introduction is masterly. --Jerome Schneewind, Johns Hopkins University The translation of Latin variants and the index of Biblical citations mark this off as by far the best edition of the Leviathan . --Thomas Pangle, University of Toronto