Quo Vadis (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
Sienkiewicz, Henryk K.
ISBN 10: 0760763097 ISBN 13: 9780760763094
Published by Barnes & Noble, 2004
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Quo Vadis is a powerful historical novel about the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Through a romance between a high-born Roman pagan and a Christian woman, Henryk Sienkiewicz masterfully brings to life the decadence of imperial Rome during the reign of Nero Claudius Caesar (AD 54-68), the bloodthirsty persecutor of the early Christians. Quo Vadis has been translated into more than forty languages, as well as adapted into several movies. Jeremiah Curtin's accurate and lively English translation of the novel successfully conveys Sienkiewicz's muted portrayal of the beginnings of Christianity and his spectacular, apocalyptic vision of the Roman Empire in decline.
About the Author: Sienkiewicz won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905.
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Title: Quo Vadis (Barnes & Noble Library of ...
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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