The Letters of the Younger Pliny

The Younger Pliny, Betty Radice, Betty Radice

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Penguin
01 January 1964

Biography: historical, political & military; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary essays; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Penguin Black Classics

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.

By: The Younger Pliny
Introduction by: Betty Radice
Translated by: Betty Radice
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9780140441277
ISBN 10: 0140441271
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 January 1964
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.