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Hurley, who has written extensively and with authority on Suetonius, knows her author and his text thoroughly, and her Introduction to them is a model of presentation. Annotation (footnotes, not endnotes) is concise and to the point; essential background is gracefully sketched in a preliminary section on Roman institutions; maps and plans are clear and full. This thoughtful concern for the reader's needs justifies confidence in the translation itself: for its combination of accuracy, clarity, and readability, it is the best. --Edward Champlin, Princeton University
Hurley's most readable English translation of Suetonius' Caesars is only the second to be attempted in over fifty years, and represents an outstanding achievement. Set clearly in context by her concise footnotes and full explanatory materials, it will fascinate readers eager to encounter the outsize personalities, heady pleasures, and sinister perils within that most alluring of lost worlds--the Roman imperial court. --Richard Talbert, University of North Carolina
"This economical, well-produced edition is very welcome and should find an extensive audience. Hurley is known well for her previous editions of individual vitae Caesarum and this new translation is exactly what we expect: precise, idiomatic, and readable. The contextual introduction, chronology, bibliography, and glossary all but make this book a stand-alone text for the early Principate. The index, incidentally, is very helpful." --Paul B. Harvey, Pennsylvania State University
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Donna W. Hurley has taught at Columbia, Princeton, and Rutgers universities.
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- PublisherHackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1603843132
- ISBN 13 9781603843133
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages432
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