Selected Letters from Pliny the Younger's Epistulae: Commentary by Jacqueline Carlon

This anthology offers a comprehensive introduction to Pliny the Younger's Epistulae for intermediate and advanced Latin students, with the grammatical, lexical, and historical support to enable them to read quickly and fluidly. As the only selection of the letters with extensive commentary, it provides instructors with a unique and complete resource for students.

ABOUT THE SERIES

The Oxford Greek and Latin College Commentaries is designed for students in intermediate or advanced Greek or Latin. Each volume includes a comprehensive introduction. The placement, on the same page, of the ancient text, a running vocabulary, and succinct notes focusing on grammar, syntax, and distinctive features of style provides students with essential learning aids.

Series Editors Barbara Weiden Boyd, Bowdoin College, Stephen Esposito, Boston University, and Mary Lefkowitz, Wellesley College

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About the Author
Jacqueline Carlon is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Classics at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is the author of Pliny's Women: Constructing Virtue and Creating Identity in the Roman World (2009).