The Letters of the Younger Pliny
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Letters of the Younger Pliny
By (Author) The Younger Pliny
Introduction by Betty Radice
Translated by Betty Radice
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
1st January 1964
4th December 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary essays
European history
Ancient history
876.01
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 20mm
239g
Description
Pliny's letters provide a series of fascinating views on imperial Rome A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny (c. AD 61-113) was also a prolific letter-writer, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures as Tacitus, Suetonius and the Emperor Trajan, as well as a wide circle of friends and family. His 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.
Author Bio
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.
