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Epistles book II

Pliny the younger ; edited by Christopher Whitton

(Cambridge Greek and Latin classics)

Cambridge University Press, 2013

  • : hardback
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-314) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Pliny the Younger's nine-book Epistles is a masterpiece of Roman prose. Often mined as a historical and pedagogical sourcebook, this collection of 'private' letters is now finding recognition as a rich and rewarding work in its own right. The second book is a typically varied yet taut suite of miniatures, including among its twenty letters the trial of Marius Priscus and Pliny's famous portrait of his Laurentine villa. This edition, the first to address a complete book of Epistles in over a century, presents a Latin text together with an introduction and commentary intended for students, teachers and scholars. With clear linguistic explanations and full literary analysis, it invites readers to a fresh appreciation of Pliny's lettered art.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Text
  • Commentary.

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  • NCID
    BB14212438
  • ISBN
    • 9781107006898
    • 9780521187275
  • LCCN
    2013006881
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    englat
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 328 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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