Roman literary portraits / Einar Löfstedt ; translated by P.M. Fraser
1958, First Edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Library copy. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #395525
Physical description: 204 p. ; 22 cm. Notes: Originally published in Swedish: Stockholm : Norstedt & Söners, 1956. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: The cultural legacy of antiquity -- The background of Roman literature -- Aspects of the history of Roman love-poetry -- Cicero's life and work -- A Roman publicist and historian -- Roman financiers -- Tacitus as an historian -- The style of Tacitus -- Marcus Aurelius and his age. Subjects: Latin literature History and criticism; Latin literature; History; Criticism.
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