The Roman Way

Hamilton, Edith

ISBN 10: 0393310787 / ISBN 13: 9780393310788

Published by W. W. Norton & Company (edition Reissue), 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Roman Way
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (edition Reissue)
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393310787
• ISBN 13: 9780393310788
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reissue.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

In this informal history of Roman civilization, Edith Hamilton vividly depicts the Roman life and spirit as they are revealed in the greatest writers of the time.

Among these literary guides are Cicero, who left an incomparable collection of letters; Catullus, the quintessential poet of love; Horace, the chronicler of a cruel and materialistic Rome; and the Romantics Virgil, Livy, and Seneca. The story concludes with the stark contrast between high-minded Stoicism and the collapse of values witnessed by Tacitus and Juvenal.

About the Author

Edith Hamilton (1867–1963) was made an honorary citizen of Athens because of her writings. She won the National Achievement Award and received honorary degrees from Yale University, the University of Rochester, and the University of Pennsylvania. The author of The Roman Way, Mythology, and other works, she was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.