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Épictète: Sentences et Fragments book review

publication · 2026-04-24

A review in artpress no. 422 (May 2015, p. 80) praises the publication of Épictète's Sentences et Fragments by Manucius. The reviewer calls the book a miracle in an age saturated with events, noting that the collected texts reveal the relationship between man and the divine more explicitly than in the Discourses or the Enchiridion.

Key facts

  • Published in artpress no. 422, May 2015, page 80
  • Book: Épictète Sentences et Fragments
  • Publisher: Manucius
  • Texts are by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus
  • Review describes the book as a miracle
  • Collection evokes the kinship between man and god more explicitly than other works
  • Compared to the Discourses and the Enchiridion

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Institutions

  • artpress
  • Manucius

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