This hardcover edition is part of the Tredition Classics series. The Hamburg-based publisher Tredition releases works spanning more than two millennia in the Tredition Classics collection. Many of these works were largely out of print or only available as antiquarian copies. With Tredition Classics, Tredition aims to reissue thousands of classics from world literature in various languages as printed books, worldwide. This book series serves to preserve literature and promote culture, helping to ensure that many thousands of works do not fall into oblivion.