The Declamations of Calpurnius Flaccus - Text, Translation, and Commentary by L.A. Sussman

The first English translation and commentary for the "Declamations of Calpurnius Flaccus" (ca. 2nd c. A.D.), accompanied by an improved Latin text and general introduction. These rhetorical exercises were the focus of Roman higher education, and thus formed a major influence on Roman literature.

About the author

Lewis A. Sussman, Ph.D. (1969) in Classics, University of North Carolina, is Chairman of Classics at the University of Florida. He has published extensively on Roman declamation and rhetoric, including The Elder Seneca (Brill, 1978), and The Major Declamations Ascribed to Quintilian (1987).

Product details

• Authors: Calpurnius Flaccus
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.1994
• EAN: 9789004099838
• ISBN: 978-90-04-09983-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 241 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 608 g
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Slavonic linguistics / literary studies