Book, Dangerous Trade, One[LS]

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. Interweaving history, politics, philosophy, and biography, the Italian philologist and historian Luciano Canfora (The Disappeared Library) opens original paths for the understanding of thinkers who seemed already studied to the maximum: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and Lucretius. Camphor -who writes with literary talent- concretely exposes the theoretical works and practical attitudes of these philosophers and shows why they lived 'dangerous' lives. Reasons and feelings emerge from the ancient texts, which become full of meaning for today's reader. Canfora's attention extends beyond the decipherment, reconstitution, and interpretation of ancient texts. Believing that the history of the texts has equivalent importance to the historical texts themselves, the author examines the entire context surrounding them - political and cultural influences, demands of the reading public - from their elaboration to their edition.. With this perspective, Canfora became one of the main and most original historians of our time.