The Letters of the Younger Pliny
Providing a series of fascinating views of Imperial Rome, The Letters of the Younger Pliny also offer one of the fullest self-portraits to survive from classical times. Pliny's lively and very personal letters address an astonishing range of topics, from a deeply moving account of his uncle's death in the eruption that engulfed Pompeii, to observations on the early Christians-a desperate sort of cult carried to extravagant lengths-from descriptions of everyday life in Rome, with its scandals and court cases, to Pliny's life in the country.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-…
Mehr
CHF 17.90
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V105:
Folgt in ca. 15 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Radice, Betty (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-044127-7
- EAN: 9780140441277
- Produktnummer: 9301066
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.5 cm 213 g
- Abbildungen: Illustrations, maps
- Gewicht: 213
Über den Autor
A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny (c. AD 61-113) was also a prolific letter-writer. Betty Radice was an honorary fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford and vice-president of the Classical Association. She was a renowned translator of both Latin and Greek.
9 weitere Werke von The Younger Pliny:
Bewertungen
Anmelden