Rare Book Collection

The College maintains a collection of rare books in the public domain related to Stoicism (the collection was formerly known as “The Stacks”). Tips for searching can be found at the bottom of this page.

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TITLE	AUTHOR / TRANSLATOR	YEAR	PAGES	LANGUAGE	SUMMARY
Cleanthis Hymnvm in Iovm	Stvrz, Fridericvs Gvilielmvs	1735?	26	Latin
Gymnasio Augustano	Mezger, Gerogius Casparus	1829	20	French
Stadtische Gymnasium	Sander, Max	1880	28	German
Between Heathenism and Christianity	Super, Charles W.	1899	232	English	List of the Principal Work Used or Consulted on Seneca, Senecas Character and Environment, List of Senecas Extant Works, Selections of Writings, Concerning Providence, Notes, Plutarch and the Greece of his age, List of the Principal works of Plutarch, Concerning the Delay of the Deity of Punishing the Wicked, etc.
Die Ethik Des Stoikers Epictet	Bonhoffer, Adolf	1894	296	German
Die Philosophie Der Mittleren Stoa	Schmekel, A.	1892	504	German
Discourses of Epictetus	Long, George	1904	568	English	Discourses of Epictetus with a critical and biographical introduction by John Lancaster Spalding, Illustrated, etc.
Geschichte Dee Allen Philosophie	Zellar, Eduard	1876	504	German
Epicteti Enchiridion made English in a Poetical Paraphrase	Walker, Ellis	1692	117	English	Poetical paraphrase in English of Epictetus' Enchiridion, etc.
Epictetus and The New Testament	Sharp, Douglas S.	1914	180	English	Phrases Similar or Identical, Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs and Prepositions, Conjunctions and Particles, Sundries, Resemblances between Epictetus and The New Testament, Differences, How to account for the Resemblances, etc.
Epictetus Volume 2	Oldfather, W.A.	1928	584	English	The Discourses as Reported by Adrian, The Manual, and Fragments, etc.
Epictetus Volume 1	Oldfather, W.A.	1928	491	English	The Discourses as Reported by Adrian, The Manual, and Fragments, etc.
Essays in Jurisprudence and Ethics	Pollock, Frederick	1882	408	English	The Nature of Jurisprudence, Laws of Nature and Man, Defects of our Commercial Law, Law of Partnership in England, Employers Liability, Theory of Persecution, Oath of Allegiance, History of English Law, Science of Case Law, Casuistry of Common Sense, Ethics and Morals, Marcus and the Stoic Philosophy, etc.
From Epicurus to Christ	Hyde, William De Witt	1904	310	English	The Epicurean Pursuit of Pleasure, Stoic Self-Control by Law, The Platonic Subordination of Lower to Higher, The Aristotelian Sense of Proportion, The Christian Spirit of Love, etc.
Greek and Roman Stoicism and Some of its' Disciples	Davis, Chas. H. Stanley	1903	286	English	The Greek Religion, Greek Philosophy, Founders of Stoicism, Doctrines of Stoicism, Roman Stoicism, Roman Jurisprudence, Relation to Christianity, etc.
The Hymn of Cleanthes	Blakeney, E.H.	1921	24	English	Note on Cleanthes and the Stoics, The Hymn of Cleanthes, Greek Text of the Hymn, Commentary, etc.
Famous Hymns to the Universal Divinity	Guthrie, Kenneth Sylvan	1910	36	English	Cleanthes' Hymn to Jove, Derzhavin's Ode to God, Wordsworth's Ode to Duty, Hymns of the Higher Pantheism, etc.
The Lamp of Epictetus	Jacomb, Edward	1918	345	English	Being Arrian's Lectures of Epictetus to Young Men Paraphrased into Modern English, etc.
Renaissance Du Stoicisme	Zanta, Leontine	1914	394	French
Marcus Aurelius and the Later Stoics	Bussell, F.W.	1910	328	English	Roman Emperor, Stoic Philosopher, Development of Philosophy, Epictetus, the Wise Man in the Two Commonwealths, the Ultimate Problems, the Creed of Marcus, Teaching of the Emperor, Man and the World, Absolute Subjectivity, Happiness, etc.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to Himself	Rendall, Gerald H.	1898	360	English	An English translation with introductory study on Stoicism and the last of the Stoics, etc.
Marcus Aurelius	Sedgwick, Henry Dwight	1920	330	English	A biography told as much as may be by letters, together with some account of the Stoic religion and an exposition of the Roman government's attempt to suppress Christianity during Marcus' reign, etc.
Metaphor and Comparison in the Epistule Ad Lucilum of L. Annaeus Seneca	Smith, Charles Sidney	1910	200	English	Soul, Mind, Emotions, the Body and it's Conditions, Shelter and Clothing, Family and Daily Life, Religion and Mythology, Farming, Hunting, Fishing, Horsemanship, Arts and Trades, Commerce and Travel, Warfare, Law and Politics, Animal Kingdom, Vegetable Kingdom, Minerals, The Elements, Land and Sea, etc.
L. Annaues Seneca Minor Dialogues Together with the Dialogue on Clemency	Stewart, Aubrey	1889	464	English	Of Providence, On the Firmness of the Wise Man, Of Anger, Of Consolation to Marcia, Of a Happy Life, Of Leisure, Of Piece of Mind, Of the Shortness of Life, Of Consolation to Helva, Of Consolation to Polybus, Of Clemency, etc.
Miscellanies in Prose and Verse	Taylor, Thomas	1805	74	English	Triumph of the wise man, creed of the platonic philosopher, a panegyric on Sydenham, etc.
Das Berlionlichteitsideal in der Stoa im Lichte der paulinilchen Grlofungslehre	Juhnte, Johannes	1934	104	German
The Mutual Influence of Christianity and the Stoic School	Bryant, James Henry	1866	116	English	Stoic school of philosophy, Stoicism in comparison with Christianity, influence of Christianity on Stoicism, influence of Stoicism on the Christian Church, etc.
Collection des Auteurs Latins	Nisard, De M.	1840	904	French	It is a collection of the works of four Latin authors presented in chronological order. Sallust with the “Conjuration of Catalina”, the” War of Jugurtha”, and other fragments and a letter to Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar with « The Gallic Wars”, “The Civilian War”, The “War of Alexandria” the “War in Africa” and the “Spanish War”.
Physical Science in the Time of Nero	Clarke, John A.	1910	432	English	Meteors, halo, rainbow, mock sun, the nature fo air, thunder and lightening, forms of water, snow, hail, rain, winds, earthquakes, comets,
Roman Stoicism	Arnold, E. Vernon	1911	490	English	The world regions, Heraclitus and Socrates, the academy and the porch, preaching of Stoicism, Stoic sect in Rome, reason and speech, physics, universe, supreme problems, religion, kingdom of the soul, law for humanity, daily duties, sin and weakness, Stoicism in Roman history, etc.
Seekers After God	Farrar, F.W.	1890	376	English	Family and early years of Seneca, education of Seneca, state of Roman society, condition of Rome under Tiberius and Ciaus, Seneca in exile, Senecas Philosophy, recall from exile, Agrippina (mother of Nero), Nero and his tutor, death of Seneca, Life of Epictetus, life and thoughts of Marcus, etc.
Seneca	Holland, Francis	1920	228	English	Marcus and Seneca, early years, Caligula, exile in Corsica, return from Exile, Seneca in power, tragedy of Baiae, decline of Senecas influence, retirement, letter to Lucilius, conspiracy of Piso, death, philosophy, etc.
Seneca's Morals	L'Estrange, Roger	1803	630	English	Senecas writings, life and death, etc.
Seneque Et La Mort D'Agrippine	Dacbert, H.	1884	254	French
Seneque Et St Paul	Aubertin, Charles	1872	466	French	Correspondence between St Paul and Seneca
Stoic and Epicurean	Hicks, R.D.	1910	438	English	The earlier Stoics and pantheism, Stoic psychology and epistemology, moral idealism, teaching of the later Stoics, Epicurus and hedonism, the atomic theory, Epicurean theology, skepticism, eclecticism, etc.
Stoic and Christian in the Second Century	Alston, Leonard	1906	170	English	The Environment, Difficulties of the problem, General Considerations, Argument from Design, Optimism and Pessimism, Man as a Natural, Rational, and Social being, Intellectual Virtues, Higher and Lower in Man, Determinism and Free Will, Religion and Ethics, etc.
Chief Ancient Philosophies: Stoicism	Capes, W.W.	1880	266	English	Socrates, Cynics, rise of Stoicism, essential principles, Stoicism at Rome, critics, Seneca, Seneca and St Paul, relation of Stoicism to Christianity, Epictetus, Marcus, the Stoic Creed, etc.
Stoicism	Stock, St. George		128	English	Philosophy among the Greeks and Romans, Division of philosophy, logic, ethics, physics, etc.
Stoicorvm Vetervm Fragmenta - Volume 1	Ab Arnim, Ioannes	1964	196	Latin	Collection of fragments and testimonials of the earlier Stoics.
Stoicorvm Vetervm Fragmenta - Volume 2	Ab Arnim, Ioannes	1964	364	Latin	Collection of fragments and testimonials of the earlier Stoics.
Stoicorvm Vetervm Fragmenta - Volume 3	Ab Arnim, Ioannes	1964	284	Latin	Collection of fragments and testimonials of the earlier Stoics.
Stoicorvm Vetervm Fragmenta - Volume 4	Ab Arnim, Ioannes	1964	236	Latin	Collection of fragments and testimonials of the earlier Stoics.
Stoics and Saints	Brown, James Baldwin	1893	312	English	Lectures on the later heathan moralists, and on some aspects of the life of the medieval church. Lectures include topics such as: Epictetus, Marcus, St Francis of Assisi, etc.
The Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics	Zeller, E.	1892	608	English	State of culture in Greece, The Stoics, The Epicureans, The Sceptics, Pyrrho and the older academy, etc.
Stoics and Septics	Bevan, Edwin	1913	160	English	Four lectures delivered in Oxford during Hilary term 1913 for the Common University Fund. Lectures include detailed analysis of Zeno, The Stoa, Posidonius, Sceptics, etc.
The Fragments of Zeno and Cleanthes	Pearson, A.C.	1891	368	English	Summary of Zeno's Life, Stoicism as established by Zeno, Zeno's relation to previous philosophers, Cynics, Heraclitus, Zeno's writings and style, Summary of Cleanthes' life, Fragments of Zeno and Cleanthes, etc.
The Stoic Creed	Davidson, William L.	1907	312	English	A contribution towards the exposition and just appreciation of Stoicism including chapters on: Socrates, Stoic Masters, Philosophy, Logic, Physics, Epicurean contrast, Ethics, Theology, Present Day Value, etc.
The Stoic Philosophy	Murray, Gilbert	1915	72	English	An overview of Stoicism lecture delivered at South Place Institute on March 16, 1915 by Professor Gilbert Murray.
The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius	Long, George	1908	328	English	History of Marcus Aurelius' life, a history of Stoicism, Marcus' Meditations, Essay on Friendship by Cicero with a focus on virtue
Exudes sur Seneque	Faider, Paul	1921	340	French	Studies of Seneca
Vie De Seneque	Walz, Rene	1909	488	French	The life of Seneca

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