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Reading the Letters of Pliny the Younger : an introduction /

This is the first general introduction to Pliny's Letters published in any language, combining close readings with broader context.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibson, Roy K.
Otros Autores: Morello, Ruth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Reading a life: Letters, Book 1
  • Reading a book: Letters, Book 6
  • Epistolary models: Cicero and Seneca
  • Pliny's elders and betters: the Elder Pliny, Vestricius Spurinna, Corellius Rufus, Verginius Rufus (and Silius Italicus)
  • Pliny's peers: reading for the addressee
  • Otium: how to manage leisure
  • Reading the villa letters: 9.7, 2.17, 5.6
  • The grand design: how to read the collection
  • Appendix 1. A Pliny timeline, and the great Comum inscription
  • Appendix 2. Letters 1-9: catalogue of contents and addressees
  • Appendix 3. Popular topics in the Letters: bibliographical help
  • Appendix 4. Index of main characters in the Letters.