A Loeb Classical Library Reader
by Loeb Classical Library
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This selection of nuggets drawn from thirty-three of antiquity's major authors includes poetry, dialogue, philosophical writing, history, descriptive reports, satire, and fiction--giving a glimpse at the wide range of arts and sciences, thought and styles, of Greco-Roman culture. The selections span twelve centuries, from Homer to Saint Jerome. The texts and translations are reproduced as they appear in Loeb volumes.--From publisher description.Tags
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A delightful read which I read in 3 hours...okay, so I read only the English translations but it was still delightful. 234 pages of excerpts from different authors from the ancient Greeks & Romans such as Homer's "Odyssey" to Jerome's "Letters" covers a wide range of philosophy, religion, & observations of life & events. Each of these excerpts like Cicero's "On Duties," have their original language on one page & the English translation on the other. The original languages will include either ancient Greek or ancient Latin. Most of these excerpts include Herodotus, Xenophon to lesser known authors like Pindar. It is an excellent introduction to the Loeb Classical Library.
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- A Loeb Classical Library Reader
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- Jerome, 331-420
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- Fiction and Literature
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- 880 — Literature & rhetoric Classical & modern Greek literatures Classical Greek literature and literatures of related Hellenic languages
- LCC
- PA3621 .L64 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Greek literature Translations
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