The Anxieties of Pliny the Younger (American Classical Studies) by Stanley E. Hoffer - 1999

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Oxford University Press, USA, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Oxford University Press. Used - Very Good. 1999. Hardcover. Cloth, no dj. Slight shelf-wear. Very Good. (Subject: Ancient & Classical Studies).

Scholars Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0788505653 . The leading trait in Pliny's epistolary self-portrait is his confidence. This book examines the opposite side of this portrait, concentrating on four primary areas of anxiety in Pliny's life, politics, friendship, literature, and material conditions. ; American Philological Association American Classical Studies Series 43; 0.84 x 9.22 x 5.96 Inches; 250 pages .

E-353: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1999. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Scholars Press, Atlanta, GA. 1999. 256 pgs. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This book provides a new understanding of Pliny's letters by combining historical analysis of the social pressures that shape Pliny's authorial pose with close literary analysis of the letters themselves. It demonstrates how ruling-class ideology is disseminated and how it shapes the literary persona and personal identity of a ruling-class member. The powerful heuristic tool of examining the interplay between confidence and anxieties in the letters will help restore Pliny's relatively neglected masterpiece to a more prominent place in undergraduate Latin and Roman Civilization courses. EB; Society For Classical Studies American… Read More

Oxford University Press, 1999-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Amer Philosophical Assn, 1999. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.