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Title: Clement of Alexandria: Selections from The Protreptikos.
Author: Clement of Alexandria; essay and translation by Thomas Merton.
Publisher: New Directions.
Publication details: Copyright 1962; printed in Italy, with Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur statements dated January 13, 1962.
Format: Vintage softcover / paperback volume.
Genre/Topic: Christianity, theology, early Church history, patristics, religious classics, world literature.
Narrative type and audience: Nonfiction theological and devotional prose intended for adult readers interested in Christian spirituality and early Greek Fathers.
Language: English translation from the original Greek.
Country of origin: Printed in Italy for New Directions.
Physical description: Small trade paperback with textured light gray paper wraps and dark green title and author lettering on the front cover and title page; interior set in a clean serif type with generous margins on cream-colored stock.
Contents: Includes Merton\'s introductory essay on Clement of Alexandria followed by translated selections from the Protreptikos, arranged in sections titled \'Clement of Alexandria\', \'The New Song\', \'The Diatribe Against the Old Gods\' (with subsections such as \'Zeus is Dead\' and \'The Idol of Sarapis\'), \'The Logos our Teacher\', and \'Soldiers of Peace\'.
Special attributes: Early 1960s New Directions paperback bringing together a modern Catholic monk and translator with an important Greek patristic author, suitable for readers of Christian theology, spirituality, and classical studies.
Condition details: see condition field for full description of wear and handling.
