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Excerpt from Moralia; Twenty Essays: Translated by Philemon Holland
Let me take, by way of illustration, an example from Livy; I give first of all a literal rendering of the Latin, followed by Holland''s version: the passage is from the celebrated twenty first book, where the Roman historian gives us. An unforget able picture of Hannibal''s crossing of the Alps.
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Let me take, by way of illustration, an example from Livy; I give first of all a literal rendering of the Latin, followed by Holland''s version: the passage is from the celebrated twenty first book, where the Roman historian gives us. An unforget able picture of Hannibal''s crossing of the Alps.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Plutarch Plutarch
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265257838
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 450
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Plutarch Plutarch
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331003762
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 452
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