Epicurus

This product is one which has been difficult to review; the work itself was thoroughly enjoyable and the scholarly approach which Taylor takes is refreshingly well-written and provides more than a simple overview of Epicurus' philosophy. The commentary on his life and times, as well as Taylor's interpretations, are valuable assets and contribute to the overall experience of the book.However, the difficulty in reading this work somewhat mars the otherwise five-star work. The nature of the forgotten books series, I understand, is to reproduce the original printings through digital scanning. This is a charming approach and it is easily understood, yet it is unsightly and often patchy in some areas. Furthermore,v the archaic typeset is a burden. There would be little trouble in producing a word processed account, as the actual content becomes more difficult to deal with yet it should be the priority in any reproduction.Overall, as previously stated, this is not too great of a problem and it is the nature of the series, comprising of otherwise rare titles, and this is still a good product.