Journey through the classics on “Dr. Eliot’s Five Foot Shelf.” This massive collection, designed to provide the elements of a liberal education, was compiled by distinguished Harvard University president Charles Eliot in the early 1900s. Packed with the essential works of the Western classical tradition, the Harvard Classics collection remains one of the most comprehensive and well-researched anthologies of all time—a must-have library for students and lovers of the classics.
Harvard Classics, vol. 2
In the second volume of the Harvard Classics you’ll find works of Greek philosophers Plato and Epictetus, and of the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius.
Explore three of Plato’s dialogues: Apology, Phaedo, and Crito, which epitomize the Socratic question-and-answer style as they detail the last days of Socrates. Find The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, transcribed by the disciples of the great Stoic. Additionally, this volume includes the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, in which the great Roman Emperor hands down day-to-day principles on which he ruled for the welfare of the people.
