A Literary History of Rome: From the Origins to the Close of the Golden AgeE. Benn, 1960 - 543 pagine "In this masterly survey, Professor Duff shows how Roman literature developed from its early beginnings into the polished rhetoric of Cicero and the mature poetry of Virgil."--Back cover |
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A FOREWORD ON ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
THE LATIN LANGUAGEITS HISTORY | 14 |
THE ROMAN CHARACTER AND RELIGION | 29 |
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