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spav's review against another edition
2.0
This is a collection of selected speeches by Cicero against Mark Antony (togeter with other, collected under the so called 'Philippicae'). The speeches themselves are an amazing show of oratory, however this edition suffered a lot from lack of situation and comments by the editor, making them quite much more opaque than what they are.
alanffm's review against another edition
3.0
I would have loved to give this book four stars. The tragic appeal of, perhaps, the Roman Republic's last true guardian is heart wrenching. Unfortunately, as with many of the penguin great idea books, absolutely no context is given to the reader. I read this in order to compliment my reading of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar - which it did - so I was fortunate enough to find myself easily engaged with material I would otherwise find extremely boring. This book specifically highlights Cicero's final speech defaming Antony from a collected works called Philippicae, and honestly, the other 13 works from Philippicae should have been included. Nonetheless, this was a great excerpt from a major historical document and I'm glad to have read it.
marioperiago's review against another edition
5.0
Perfecto libro si se quiere ver un ejemplo de excelente oratoria. Aunque para mà gusto le falta una introducción que de contexto a lo que se dice en los discursos.
midnightreads7f1fa's review against another edition
3.0
Una lectura bastante tediosa, aunque interesante.
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