24%OFF
Latin Literature: An Anthology
Michael Grant
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Latin Literature: An Anthology
Paperback. Presents an introduction to Latin literature, with translations of the best passages from Virgil, Livy, Ovid, Seneca and others. This book traces the development of Latin literature from the early Republican works of Cicero and Catullus, to the writers of the Empire such as Lucan and Petronius, to the later writings of St Augustine. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
A classic introduction to Latin literature, with translations of the best passages from Virgil, Livy, Ovid, Seneca and many others.
This classic anthology traces the development of Latin literature from the early Republican works of Cicero and Catullus, to the writers of the Empire such as Lucan and Petronius, to the later writings of St Augustine. The selections cover comedy and epic, history and philosophy, in prose and in verse, and each passage is prefaced by an introduction to the author and his influence. The translators range across history from Alexander Pope and Lord Byron to contemporaries. The result ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141398112
SKU
9780141398112
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Michael Grant
Michael Grant was born in 1914. He served as an intelligence officer during the Second World War, and subsequently held academic posts at the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, Khartoum and Belfast. Over his lifetime, he published nearly fifty books on the ancient world, ranging from studies of Roman coinage, to biographies of Caesar, Nero and Jesus, to books on Ancient ... Read more
Reviews for Latin Literature: An Anthology