Download or read book Discourses and Selected Writings of Epictetus (19th Century Classics Illustrated Edition) in English written by Epictetus and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or ?common? Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek.