Focusing on intertextuality, this book investigates Pliny the Younger's engagement with other authors and genres in his Epistles.

The first modern literary commentary on Pliny the Younger's Epistles II, essential reading for students and scholars of Roman literature.

"Essential reading for anyone interested in the artistry of Pliny's Epistles and, more broadly, in Latin prose intertextuality, in the generic enrichment of Lat

The studies collected in this volume address Pliny's complex self-editorial strategies, ultimately suggesting that his work contributed to the creation of the l