{"product_id":"roman-letters-isbn-9781444339512","title":"Roman Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoman Letters\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various topics and themes selected from a broad range of authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA unique single volume text that makes classical letters accessible and readable to undergraduates and the non-specialist reader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a wide range of authors and material, with over 200 selected texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes selections that illustrate a complete cycle of correspondence, as well as letters written by the same author and covering the same topic\/theme but sent to different recipients\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLetters are arranged chronologically, with letters grouped according to author or collection\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accompanying website offers additional, complementary letters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopical index highlights various topics and themes represented by the letters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Translation xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Letters and Letter-Writing in Ancient Rome 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Roman Republic (70 bce–27 bce) 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1–49 Cicero 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Catiline 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51–53 Catullus 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Augustan Age (27 bce–14 ce) 66\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54–58 Augustus 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59–69 Horace 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70–71 Propertius 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72–83 Ovid 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Roman Empire (14 ce–third century ce) 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e84 Emperor Tiberius (14–37 ce) 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e85 Emperor Claudius (41–54 ce) 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e86–95 Seneca the Younger 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e96 Paul the Apostle 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e97 Jude 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e98–101 Martial 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102–105 Statius 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e106–164 Pliny the Younger 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e165–166 John the Elder 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e167–194 Fronto 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e195–203 Letters from Vindolanda 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e204–214 Papyri 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Epistolary Theorists 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e215 (Pseudo-)Demetrius 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e216 Pseudo-Libanius 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcordance of Texts 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoelle K. Zeiner-Carmichael\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics at the College of Charleston, where she teaches courses in Latin, Greek, Roman culture, and literature in translation. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNothing Ordinary Here: Statius as Creator of Distinction in the Silvae \u003c\/i\u003e(2005).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoman Letters\u003c\/i\u003e offers a diverse and rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. The wide range of selections includes translations of prose and verse letters, letters sent and received, canonical epistolary authors such as Cicero, Ovid, Pliny the Younger, and less familiar texts including papyrus letters from Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, and wood leaf tablets from the Vindolanda fort in Britain. In addition, the volume contains representative New Testament letters and some illustrative excerpts from ancient epistolary theorists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis unique range of authors and texts illustrates the breadth, depth and diversity of the epistolary genre; letters are arranged chronologically, grouped according to author or collection, and have been carefully selected to reflect various themes and topics, such as death and consolation, literary production, entertainment, dining, politics, and philosophy. A valuable introduction includes discussion of the letter as a genre, as well as the practical issues of letter-writing materials and letter delivery in the ancient world, and includes maps to help readers visualize the distance many letters traveled, and an index of authors and topics. An accompanying website offers additional, complementary letters.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“With translations that are  both true to the intent of the original and entirely accessible to the modern reader, Zeiner-Carmichael has created an engaging survey of Roman epistolography, from the most practical of daily missives to highly refined literature.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacqueline M. Carlon,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Massachusetts Boston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Both accessible and scholarly, Zeiner-Carmichael’s new and wide-ranging selection with its lively translations, running bibliographies and perceptive introduction constitutes an essential resource for all teachers and students of Greco-Roman letter-writing.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGill Knight, University of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989972173029,"sku":"NP9781444339512","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444339512.jpg?v=1761786080","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/roman-letters-isbn-9781444339512","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}