Classics of Roman literature, from the literary beginnings to the end of the silver age.
Publisher: Philosophical Library
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; lat
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 556
Subjects: Latin literature -- Translations into English.; Rome -- Literary collections.
Description: Anthology of Roman poetry, drama, history, oratory, letters, satire, fiction, and oratory, in English tanslation.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 556.
Table of contents: title: Catullus. Attack on Rufus -- Attis -- Epithalamium -- Smiling Egnatius -- Lesbia’s allure -- Homage to Lesbia -- Eternal kisses -- Lesbia’s sparrow -- Lament on Lesbia’s sparrow -- Fickle Lesbia -- Amorous frenzy -- Ideal love -- Fickle love -- Perplexity of love -- Nuptial chant -- Unfaithful Lesbia -- The poet travels -- Lament for a brother -- Sirmio -- Veranius -- An awkward guest -- Dinner invitation -- Varus -- Homage to Cicero -- Arrius -- Lucretius. Book 1 : an exposition of the composition of the universe -- Eclogue I -- Eclogue III -- Eclogue IV -- Book 1 : The Aeneid -- Book VI -- Horace. To Virgil -- To his slave -- Moderation -- The just man -- The Muses in the ascendant -- Degenerate man -- Fountain of Bandusia -- To a faun -- To Lyce -- Tibullus. Rustic pleasure -- Delia -- Unfaithful Delia -- Ambarvalia : a country festival -- Love’s bonds -- Contempt of wealth -- Lover -- Praise of Sulpicia -- The poet to his mistress -- Poet’s dreams -- Birthday greetings -- Propertius. Warning to Cynthia -- Of himself -- Love’s finery -- Fickle love -- Appeal to Bacchus -- Ovid. Book I : Metamorphoses - the world begins -- Heroides: Helen writes to Paris -- Tristia: 111.10: Ovid in exile -- Lucan. Book 1 : Lucan’s Pharsalia -- Statius. Book I : Thebais -- Martial. Epigrams -- Plautus. Rudens; The fisherman’s rope -- Terence. The Andrian --  Livy. Book XXI : Hannibal crosses the Alps -- Tacitus. Book V : History -- Suetonius. The historie of Tiberius Nero Caesar -- Cicero. Book I : On moral duties -- M. Aurelius. Book I -- Book II -- Seneca. Clemency -- Cicero. The first oration against Verres -- Tacitus. A dialogue concerning oratory -- Petronius. The banquet of Trimalchio -- Apuleius. How Apuleius by roses and prayer returned to his humane shape -- Cicero [letters]. To Atticus - I -- To Atticus - Il -- To Atticus - lIl -- To P. Lentulus Spinther -- To Cn. Pompey, Commander-in-Chief -- Pliny the younger [letters]. To Romanus -- To Tacitus -- To Cornelius Tacitus -- To Caninius -- To Sparsus -- To Calvisius -- To Hispulla -- To Minutianus -- To Genialis -- To the Emperor Trajan -- Trajan to Pliny -- Seneca[letters]. Epistle 1 : Speech as an index of the mind -- Epistle IV : Correspondence among friends, precepts and wisdom -- Epistle V : Seneca’s studies. reflections on human life -- Epistle XIX : an exposition of true courage -- Epistle XX : Learning. Private and public life -- Epistle XXI : a sound body and a quiet mind -- Epistle XXV : protections against fate -- Horace. Book I : Satire I -- Book I — Satire IX — The bore -- Persius. Satire I -- Juvenal. Book I - Satire III.