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In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny
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75395In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Plinyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/485b8c0f-c65d-315b-95e6-72c363ab693e/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1544403/35d97939-b3bf-4f1c-8335-7562b14b21ed.jpg?v=638338326587100000364364MXNHarperCollins PublishersInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>Never less than compelling She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life Tom Holland, Literary Review</strong></p><p><strong>Starts with an erupting volcano and then gets more exciting Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging Sarah Bakewell</strong></p><p>In a dazzling new literary biography, Daisy Dunn introduces Pliny the Younger, the survivor who became a Roman lawyer, senator, poet, collector of villas, curator of drains, and representative of the Emperor. He was confidant and friend to the great and good, an unparalleled chronicler of the Vesuvius catastrophe, and eyewitness to the terror of Emperor Domitian.</p><p>The younger Pliny was adopted by his uncle, admiral of the fleet and author of the <em>Natural History</em>, an extraordinary compendium of knowledge and the worlds first full-length encyclopaedia. The younger Pliny inherited his uncles notebooks and carried their pearls of wisdom with him down the years.</p><p>Daisy Dunn breathes vivid life back into the Plinys. Reading from the <em>Natural History</em> and the Younger Plinys Letters, she resurrects the relationship between the two men to expose their beliefs on life, death and the natural world in the first century. Interweaving their work, and positioning the Plinys in relation to the devastating eruption, Dunns biography is a celebration of two outstanding minds of the Roman Empire, and their lasting influence on the world thereafter.<br />.</p><p>In In the Shadow of Vesuvius, Daisy Dunn takes readers on a historical journey through Italy, blending autobiography and science with European politics and geography. This top-rated book is a testament to Dunns storytelling prowess.</p><p>For fans of Tom Holland (Athelstan), Emily R. Wilson (Seneca), Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (The Eagle and the Lion), Anna Keay (The Magnificent Monarch), and Emma Southon (A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women).</p>...77113In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny364364https://www.gandhi.com.mx/485b8c0f-c65d-315b-95e6-72c363ab693e/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1544403/35d97939-b3bf-4f1c-8335-7562b14b21ed.jpg?v=638338326587100000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20199780008211110_W3siaWQiOiJkOTlhMDg0Yy1kYWNlLTQ1MDAtYjM1Ny04NDZmOGEwOWE1YmMiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM2NCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MzY0LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNy0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlLCJpc0VsaWdpYmxlRm9yQ3JlZGl0VHJpYWwiOnRydWUsImNyZWRpdFB1cmNoYXNlUHJpY2UiOjF9XQ==9780008211110_<p><strong>‘Never less than compelling … She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life’ Tom Holland, Literary Review</strong></p><p><strong>‘Starts with an erupting volcano – and then gets more exciting … Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging’ Sarah Bakewell</strong></p><p>In a dazzling new literary biography, Daisy Dunn introduces Pliny the Younger, the survivor who became a Roman lawyer, senator, poet, collector of villas, curator of drains, and representative of the Emperor. He was confidant and friend to the great and good, an unparalleled chronicler of the Vesuvius catastrophe, and eyewitness to the terror of Emperor Domitian.</p><p>The younger Pliny was adopted by his uncle, admiral of the fleet and author of the <em>Natural History</em>, an extraordinary compendium of knowledge and the world’s first full-length encyclopaedia. The younger Pliny inherited his uncle’s notebooks and carried their pearls of wisdom with him down the years.</p><p>Daisy Dunn breathes vivid life back into the Plinys. Reading from the <em>Natural History</em> and the Younger Pliny’s Letters, she resurrects the relationship between the two men to expose their beliefs on life, death and the natural world in the first century. Interweaving their work, and positioning the Plinys in relation to the devastating eruption, Dunn’s biography is a celebration of two outstanding minds of the Roman Empire, and their lasting influence on the world thereafter.<br />.</p>(*_*)9780008211110_<p><strong>Never less than compelling She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life Tom Holland, Literary Review</strong></p><p><strong>Starts with an erupting volcano and then gets more exciting Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging Sarah Bakewell</strong></p><p>In a dazzling new literary biography, Daisy Dunn introduces Pliny the Younger, the survivor who became a Roman lawyer, senator, poet, collector of villas, curator of drains, and representative of the Emperor. He was confidant and friend to the great and good, an unparalleled chronicler of the Vesuvius catastrophe, and eyewitness to the terror of Emperor Domitian.</p><p>The younger Pliny was adopted by his uncle, admiral of the fleet and author of the <em>Natural History</em>, an extraordinary compendium of knowledge and the worlds first full-length encyclopaedia. The younger Pliny inherited his uncles notebooks and carried their pearls of wisdom with him down the years.</p><p>Daisy Dunn breathes vivid life back into the Plinys. Reading from the <em>Natural History</em> and the Younger Plinys Letters, she resurrects the relationship between the two men to expose their beliefs on life, death and the natural world in the first century. Interweaving their work, and positioning the Plinys in relation to the devastating eruption, Dunns biography is a celebration of two outstanding minds of the Roman Empire, and their lasting influence on the world thereafter.<br />.</p><p>In In the Shadow of Vesuvius, Daisy Dunn takes readers on a historical journey through Italy, blending autobiography and science with European politics and geography. This top-rated book is a testament to Dunns storytelling prowess.</p><p>For fans of Tom Holland (Athelstan), Emily R. Wilson (Seneca), Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (The Eagle and the Lion), Anna Keay (The Magnificent Monarch), and Emma Southon (A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women).</p>...9780008211110_HarperCollins Publishersaudiolibro_485b8c0f-c65d-315b-95e6-72c363ab693e_9780008211110;9780008211110_9780008211110Daisy DunnInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2019-05-30T00:00:00+00:00HarperCollins Publishers