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Verrines
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Description for Verrines
Paperback.
Cicero’s first major triumph was the prosecution of Caius Verres for misgovernment in Sicily. This speech was given in the second part of the trial and shows the development of Cicero’s rhetoric. This edition communicates the literary flavour of the original and discusses the historical and political background to the trial, with examination of noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. [Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.]
Cicero’s first major triumph was the prosecution of Caius Verres for misgovernment in Sicily. This speech was given in the second part of the trial and shows the development of Cicero’s rhetoric. This edition communicates the literary flavour of the original and discusses the historical and political background to the trial, with examination of noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. [Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.]
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856682537
SKU
V9780856682537
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About Marcus Tullius Cicero
T. N. Mitchell was formerly Professor of Latin and Provost of Trinity College Dublin.
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