Seneca Elder Winterbottom (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pen mark on front flyleaf. Some yellowing to text. Tips of front dust jacket flap clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is "The Elder Seneca 2 : Controversiae VII - X & Suasoriaem". Its the Original Latin with English Translation by Michael Winterbottom. The Loeb Library, Harvard University Press, 1974 First U. S. Edition. The following is the dust-jacket write-up : "Roman secondary education aimed principally at training future lawyers and politicians. Under the late Republic and the Empire, the main instrument was an import from Greece: declamation, the making of practice speeches on imaginary subjects. There were two types of such speeches: 'controversiae' on law-court themes, 'suasoriae' on deliberative topics. On both types a prime source of our knowledge is the work of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Spaniard from Cordoba, father of the distinguished philosopher. Towards the end of his long life (?55 BCE-?40 CE) he collected together ten books devoted to 'controversiae' (some only preserved in excerpt) and at least one (surviving) of 'suasoriae' . "These books contained his memories of the famous rhetorical teachers and practitioners of his day: their lines of argument, their methods of approach, their idiosyncrasies, and above all their epigrams. The extracts from the declaimers, though scrappy, throw invaluable light on the influences that colored the styles of most pagan (and many Christian) writers of the Empire. Unity is provided by Seneca's own contribution, the lively prefaces, engaging anecdote about speakers, writers and politicians, and brisk criticism of declamatory excess." SERIES : Loeb Classical Library (Latin Authors) TITLE : The Elder Declamations - Volume 2 : Controversiae Books 7 - 10 ; Suasoriae (Loeb # 464) AUTHOR : The Elder Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca - ?55 BC - ?40 AD) TRANSLATION : Michael Winterbottom IMPRINT : Harvard University Press PLACE : Cambridge, MA DATE : 1974 EDITION : First U. S. Edition PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade Hardcover; contains indices and notes; text in Latin with English translation on opposite pages; 641 pages + 8 pp of series list. Printed dust-jacket CONDITION --- BOOK: NEAR FINE --- JACKET: GOOD PLUS --- This is a previously owned book which remains clean and attractive, with the following noted : EXTERIOR -- Clean and bright with negligible wear BINDING -- Solid / INTERIOR -- Clean and free of marking - no writing or signatures. DUST - JACKET -- Moderate wear , with small chipping to edges, as well as a small bit of loss to the top edge of the rear panel; rubbing along front joint fold ; rear panel has some surface abrasion and the shadow of a store sticker. Front panel is clean. Front flap corners are clipped. Looks decent under an archival, clear, mylar cover.

Condition: New. pp. 560.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 656 pages. 7.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 560.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!