| Seneca: Select Letters Contributor(s): Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (Author), Summers, W. C. |
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ISBN: 0862921201 ISBN-13: 9780862921200 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 872.01 |
| Series: Bristol Classical Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 8" (1.10 lbs) 498 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published by Macmillan in 1910 and frequently reprinted thereafter, this selection includes the Latin text of Letters 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 18, 21, 27, 28, 33, 40, 43, 44, 47, 51, 53-57, 63, 76-80, 82, 84, 86-88, 90, 107, 108, 114 and 122. Three introductory chapters trace the history of Latin prose style, comment on Seneca's own language and style, and give an account of Seneca's critics and admirers from ancient times to the twentieth century. The edition includes explanatory English notes on the Latin text. |
