Letters of the Younger Pliny (Penguin Classics)

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Providing a series of fascinating views of Imperial Rome, The Letters of the Younger Pliny also offer one of the vital fullest self-portraits to live on from classical times. Pliny’s energetic 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 at the early Christians—”a desperate sort of cult carried to extravagant lengths”—from descriptions of on a regular basis life in Rome, with its scandals and court cases, to Pliny’s life in the country.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the most productive works all over history and across genres and disciplines. Readers agree with the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and up to date authors, in addition to up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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