[PDF] Pliny The Younger Epistles Book Ii eBook

Author : Pliny the Younger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1107006899

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The first modern literary commentary on Pliny the Younger's Epistles II, essential reading for students and scholars of Roman literature.

Author : Pliny the Younger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1316102149

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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.

Author : the younger Pliny
Publisher : Lebooks Editora
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 21,70 MB
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 6558942380

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The Letters of Pliny the Younger, also known as the Epistles of Pliny the Younger, have been studied for centuries, as they offer a unique and intimate glimpse into the daily life of Romans in the 1st century AD. Through his letters, the Roman writer and lawyer Pliny the Younger (whose full name was Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) discusses philosophical and moral issues; but he also talks about everyday matters and topics related to his administrative duties. One of these letters, Letter 16 from Book VI, addressed to Tacitus, holds unparalleled historical value. In it, Pliny describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which destroyed the city of Pompeii. Many scholars claim that with his letters, Pliny invented a new literary genre: the letter written not only to establish pleasant communication with peers but also to publish it later. Pliny compiled copies of every letter he wrote throughout his life and published those he considered the best in twelve books. This edition presents selected letters chosen for their various characteristics and covering several books, focusing mainly on Books I, II, and III. The work is part of the famous collection: 501 Books You Must Read.

Author : Pliny (the Younger.)
Publisher :
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 31,6 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0856684082

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Pliny's letters sent to Trajan from Bithynia, and Trajan's replies are the only surviving file of letters between a provincial governor and his emperor. The edition makes this record accessible to even those with no knowledge of Latin.

Author : Roy K. Gibson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 44,7 MB
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 110737703X

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This is the first general introduction to Pliny's Letters published in any language, combining close readings with broader context and adopting a fresh and innovative approach to reading the letters as an artistically structured collection. Chapter 1 traces Pliny's autobiographical narrative throughout the Letters; Chapter 2 undertakes detailed study of Book 6 as an artistic entity; while Chapter 3 sets Pliny's letters within a Roman epistolographical tradition dominated by Cicero and Seneca. Chapters 4 to 7 study thematic letter cycles within the collection, including those on Pliny's famous country villas and his relationships with Pliny the Elder and Tacitus. The final chapter focuses on the 'grand design' which unifies and structures the collection. Four detailed appendices give invaluable historical and scholarly context, including a helpful timeline for Pliny's life and career, detailed bibliographical help on over 30 popular topics in Pliny's letters and a summary of the main characters mentioned in the Letters.

Author : Pliny (the Younger.)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0199538948

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"In the introduction to his new translation, P.G. Walsh examines the background to these often intimate and enthralling letters."--Jacket.

Author : Jo-Ann Shelton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0415374286

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The large collection of letters by Pliny the Younger includes a number of women among its addressees, and Pliny also gives us plentiful information about many women of his acquaintance. This book brings together this material to build up a portrait of a peer-group of women in their social setting.

Author : Ilaria Marchesi
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0198729464

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The studies collected in this volume address Pliny's complex self-editorial strategies, ultimately suggesting that his work contributed to the creation of the literary-historical concept of posterity.