New volumes in the Loeb Classical Library

Dear Friend of the Loeb Classical Library, Our complete 2020 catalog is now available online. Over a century ago, James Loeb designed his iconic volumes with an eye to easy portability, "of a size," according to the early advertisements, "to fit in a gentleman's pocket." But while the coronavirus pandemic has drastically curtailed travel worldwide, it is conversely their ability to transport readers to another time and place that feels more valuable than ever. Under such circumstances, the appearance of Gareth Schmeling's new Loeb edition of Petronius' Satyricon and Seneca's Apocolocyntosis is particularly welcome. Replacing the early and problematic texts and translations by Michael Heseltine and founding General Editor W. H. D. Rouse, respectively (with frequent revisions by the latter's successors E. H. Warmington and G. P. Goold), these fresh versions of two Roman satires in prose and verse take us on a rollicking ride from Campania to Cortona, and from Olympus to the Underworld. For those of us who miss the conviviality of communal dining along with the thrill of the open road, the former also includes the hilarious Cena Trimalchionis, replete with unusual and interesting Latin vocabulary to suit all tastes. (Dormouse, anyone?) Their appetites whetted by this amusing jaunt through Italy, readers hungry for more expansive Mediterranean travels can treat themselves to two more somber (and sober) historical narratives: J. C. Yardley's Livy, History of Rome, Volumes VI–VII chronicle the Second Punic War not just in the Romans' native peninsula, but also throughout Spain, Sicily, Greece, and Macedonia, while Brian McGing's Appian, Volumes IV–VI complete his Loeb edition of this important and relatively neglected author with five books on Rome's civil wars that unfold on battlefields across the empire. Finally, for those who simply cannot get enough rhetoric and medicine in these tumultuous times, Gisela Striker and Ian Johnston prescribe thoughtful antidotes for escapism in their new editions of Aristotle and Galen, respectively. Cura ut valeas, Michael B. Sullivan Managing Editor Discover the digital Loeb Explore over 540 ancient Greek and Latin volumes in this dynamic virtual library » STAY CONNECTED MORE RESOURCES    Subscribe    Facebook    Twitter    Instagram Subscribe to our monthly e-news » Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library » The I Tatti Renaissance Library » Murty Classical Library of India » © 2020 Harvard University Press. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive the latest news on scholarship by Harvard University Press. We respect the privacy of our subscribers and we adhere to our privacy policy as well as Harvard University's EEA Privacy Disclosures. Our mailing address is: Harvard University Press 79 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.