Letters of the Younger Pliny

Informationen zum Autor The Younger Pliny Klappentext 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-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Presents the author's personal letters that address a range of topics, from an account of his uncle's death in the eruption that engulfed Pompeii, to observations on the early Christians from descriptions of everyday life in Rome, with its scandals and court cases, to his life in the country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction BOOK ONEBOOK TWOBOOK THREEBOOK FOURBOOK FIVEBOOK SIXBOOK SEVENBOOK EIGHTBOOK NINEBOOK TEN Appendix A: InscriptionsAppendix B: Plan of Pliny's House at LaurentumAppendix C: Table of EventsAppendix D: Key to Technical TermsMap of Central and Northern ItalyMap of Bithynia and PontusBibliographyIndex of Proper Names and Places

Product details

• Authors: Pliny, The Younger Pliny, Younger Pliny, Pliny the Younger, Betty Radice
• Assisted by: Betty Radice (Introduction), Betty Radice (Translation), Late Betty Radice (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.2003
• EAN: 9780140441277
• ISBN: 978-0-14-044127-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Diaries, letters & journals, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Classical texts, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Diaries, letters and journals, Biography: historical, political and military, Ancient, classical and medieval texts