Cicero's Orations This authoritative edition includes excellent

This authoritative edition includes excellent reproductions of the 14 original plates of Ruskin's superb drawings of architectural details from such structures as the Doge's Palace in Venice

Tafel's memoir provides us with a rare view of the man who considered his chief mission in life to create a genuinely American architecture and style of living

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Augustine is one of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition

Pelleas et Melisande is Debussy's only opera — a perfect marriage of music and verse that ranks as one of the great landmarks in the history of the form

Cicero's Orations This authoritative edition includes excellentThe greatest orator of the late Roman Republic, Marcus Tullius Cicero (10643 B. C.), influenced the course of European letters for centuries after his death. Through his writings, Renaissance and Enlightenment scholars encountered the riches of Classical rhetoric and philosophy. The elegance of his style, his skill and erudition, his worldly wisdom, and his profound humanity made Cicero a model for latter day thinkers and keep his works ever relevant.