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See moreA commentary of Cicero's great speech which provides insights into Roman life and culture, the nature and tools of Roman rhetoric, and the life and friendships of Cicero himself. Includes the text, extensive introduction, notes and vocabulary.
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A commentary of Cicero's great speech which provides insights into Roman life and culture, the nature and tools of Roman rhetoric, and, through the inclusion of correspondence and other texts, the life and friendships of Cicero himself.
Includes the text, extensive introduction, notes, vocabulary, selected letters of Cicero and Caelius, and selections from In Clodium et Curionem.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781585101382
Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 January 2010
Country: United States
Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Edition: New edition
Illustration: Illustrations
Contributors:
- Edited by Elizabeth Keitel
- Edited by Jane Webb Crawford
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 227g
Pages: 132
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About the Author
Elizabeth Keitel is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Classics at the University of Massachusetts. She is the author of Sententia and Structure in Tacitus Histories 1.12-49. (Arethusa 39, 2006). Jane Webb Crawford is Professor of Classics and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Virginia. She has authored and coauthored several books on Cicero and Horace.
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