Yale Classics (Vol. 2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Rise and Fall of Rome: The Greatest Works of the Roman Classical LiteratureBy Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Julius Caesar, Boethius, Horace, Plutarch, Apuleius, Virgil, Persius, Terence, Ammianus Marcellinus, Sallust, Juvenal, Lucan, Suetonius, Tibullus, Tacitus, Petronius, Cornelius Nepos, Lucretius, Martial, Catullus, Cicero, Claudian, Pliny the Younger, Saint Augustine of Hippo, Plautus, Ennius, Propertius, The Metamorphoses, Augustus, Quintilian
Length332h 3m
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Yale Classics (Vol. 2) gathers a commanding cross-section of Roman and late antique literature, tracing the intellectual, political, and aesthetic ambitions of the classical world. Epic, satire, comedy, philosophical consolation, biography, historiography, lyric, rhetoric, and epistolary prose appear in vigorous dialogue. From the imperial grandeur of the Aeneid and the mythic transformations of the Metamorphoses to the sharp social anatomies of satire and the inward meditations of moral philosophy, the volume reveals Latin literature's extraordinary formal range and enduring cultural authority. The collection brings together statesmen, poets, historians, philosophers, rhetoricians, and Christian thinkers whose works shaped European letters for centuries. Republican political eloquence, Augustan literary refinement, Silver Age intensity, and late antique spiritual reflection converge here through figures such as Cicero, Virgil, Seneca, Tacitus, Juvenal, Apuleius, Boethius, and Augustine. Their varied voices illuminate Rome's evolving concerns: civic virtue, empire, pleasure, mortality, language, power, and the soul's search for order. For readers seeking an expansive encounter with classical antiquity, this volume offers an unusually rich and instructive panorama. Its multiplicity of genres and perspectives invites comparison across eras, forms, and worldviews, making it valuable for students, scholars, and general readers alike. Yale Classics (Vol. 2) rewards sustained reading as a single-volume conversation about art, authority, memory, and human experience.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
166Satires (Persius) (pt. 2)
2Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 2)
167Petronius:
3Plautus:
168The Life and Work of Petronius
4The Life and Work of Plautus
169Satyricon
5Aulularia
170VOLUME I. ADVENTURES OF ENCOLPIUS AND HIS COMPANIONS
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6ARGVMENTVM I
171VOLUME II. THE DINNER OF TRIMALCHIO
7ACTVS III
172VOLUME III. FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ENCOLPIUS AND HIS COMPANIONS
8ACTVS V
173VOLUME IV. ENCOLPIUS, GITON AND EUMOLPUS ESCAPE BY SEA
9Amphitryon
174VOLUME V. AFFAIRS AT CROTONA
10ARGVMENTVM I1
175VOLUME VI. NOTES
11ACTVS I
176VOLUME VII.
12ACTVS III
177Martial:
13ACTVS V
178The Life and Work of Martial
14Terence:
179Epigrams
15The Life and Work of Terence
180BOOK I.
16Adelphoe
181BOOK II.
17DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
182BOOK III.
18THE SUBJECT.
183BOOK IV.
19THE TITLE OF THE PLAY.
184BOOK V.
20THE SUMMARY OF C. SULPITIUS APOLLINARIS.
185BOOK VI.
21THE PROLOGUE.
186BOOK VII.
22ACT THE FIRST.
187BOOK VIII.
23ACT THE SECOND.
188BOOK IX.
24ACT THE THIRD.
189BOOK X.
25ACT THE FOURTH.
190BOOK XI.
26ACT THE FIFTH.
191BOOK XII.
27Ennius:
192BOOK XIII.
28The Life and Work of Ennius
193BOOK XIV.
29Annales
194Pliny the Younger:
30FRAGMENTS.
195The Life and Work of Pliny the Younger
31Catullus:
196Letters
32The Life and Work of Catullus
197LETTERS GAIUS PLINIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS (pt. 1)
33Poems and Fragments
198LETTERS GAIUS PLINIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS (pt. 2)
34FRAGMENTS.
199LETTERS GAIUS PLINIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS (pt. 3)
35Lucretius:
200LETTERS GAIUS PLINIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS (pt. 4)
36The Life and Work of Lucretius
201Tacitus:
37On the Nature of Things
202The Life and Work of Tacitus
38BOOK I
203The Annals (pt. 1)
39BOOK II
204The Annals (pt. 2)
40BOOK III
205The Annals (pt. 3)
41BOOK IV
206The Annals (pt. 4)
42BOOK V
207The Annals (pt. 5)
43BOOK VI
208The Annals (pt. 6)
44Julius Caesar:
209The Annals (pt. 7)
45The Life and Work of Julius Caesar
210Quintilian:
46The Civil War (pt. 1)
211The Life and Work of Quintilian
47The Civil War (pt. 2)
212Institutio Oratoria
48The Civil War (pt. 3)
213Book I (pt. 1)
49Sallust:
214Book I (pt. 2)
50The Life and Work of Sallust
215Book II (pt. 1)
51History of Catiline’s Conspiracy
216Book II (pt. 2)
52Cicero:
217Book III (pt. 1)
53The Life and Work of Cicero
218Book III (pt. 2)
54De Oratore
219Book IV
55Book 1 (pt. 1)
220Book V (pt. 1)
56Book 1 (pt. 2)
221Book V (pt. 2)
57Book 2 (pt. 1)
222Book VI (pt. 1)
58Book 2 (pt. 2)
223Book VI (pt. 2)
59Book 2 (pt. 3)
224Book VII (pt. 1)
60Book 3 (pt. 1)
225Book VII (pt. 2)
61Book 3 (pt. 2)
226Book VIII (pt. 1)
62Brutus
227Book VIII (pt. 2)
63BRUTUS, OR THE HISTORY OF ELOQUENCE. (pt. 1)
228Book IX (pt. 1)
64BRUTUS, OR THE HISTORY OF ELOQUENCE. (pt. 2)
229Book IX (pt. 2)
65THE ORATOR, BY MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO; ADDRESSED TO MARCUS BRUTUS; And now first translated from the Original Latin. (pt. 1)
230Book X (pt. 1)
66THE ORATOR, BY MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO; ADDRESSED TO MARCUS BRUTUS; And now first translated from the Original Latin. (pt. 2)
231Book X (pt. 2)
67Horace:
232Book XI (pt. 1)
68The Life and Work of Horace
233Book XI (pt. 2)
69The Odes
234Book XII (pt. 1)
70THE FIRST BOOK OF THE ODES OF HORACE.
235Book XII (pt. 2)
71THE SECOND BOOK OF THE ODES OF HORACE.
236Juvenal:
72THE THIRD BOOK OF THE ODES OF HORACE.
237The Life and Work of Juvenal
73THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE ODES OF HORACE.
238Satires
74The Epodes
239JUVENAL'S SATIRES. (pt. 1)
75The Satires
240JUVENAL'S SATIRES. (pt. 2)
76THE FIRST BOOK OF THE SATIRES OF HORACE.
241JUVENAL'S SATIRES. (pt. 3)
77THE SECOND BOOK OF THE SATIRES OF HORACE.
242JUVENAL'S SATIRES. (pt. 4)
78The Epistles
243Suetonius:
79THE FIRST BOOK OF THE EPISTLES OF HORACE.
244The Life and Work of Suetonius
80THE SECOND BOOK OF THE EPISTLES OF HORACE.
245The Twelve Caesars
81The Art of Poetry
246Julius Caesar
82Virgil:
247Augustus (pt. 1)
83The Life and Work of Virgil
248Augustus (pt. 2)
84The Aeneid
249Tiberius
85BOOK FIRST THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE
250Caligula
86BOOK SECOND THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY
251Claudius
87BOOK THIRD THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING
252Nero
88BOOK FOURTH THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END
253Galba
89BOOK FIFTH THE GAMES OF THE FLEET
254Otho
90BOOK SIXTH THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD
255Vitellius
91BOOK SEVENTH THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY
256Vespasian
92BOOK EIGHTH THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER
257Titus
93BOOK NINTH THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP
258Domitian
94BOOK TENTH THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH
259Apuleius:
95BOOK ELEVENTH THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA
260The Life and Work of Apuleius
96BOOK TWELFTH THE SLAYING OF TURNUS
261The Metamorphoses
97NOTES
262THE FIRST BOOKE
98The Georgics
263THE SECOND BOOKE
99Tibullus:
264THE THIRD BOOKE
100The Life and Work of Tibullus
265THE FOURTH BOOKE
101Elegies
266THE MARRIAGE OF CUPID AND PSYCHES
102PREFACE
267THE SIXTH BOOKE
103BOOK I
268THE SEVENTH BOOKE
104BOOK II
269THE EIGHTH BOOKE
105BOOK III
270THE NINTH BOOKE
106BOOK IV
271THE TENTH BOOKE
107Propertius:
272THE ELEVENTH BOOKE
108The Life and Work of Propertius
273Ammianus Marcellinus:
109Elegies
274The Life and Work of Ammianus Marcellinus
110BOOK I
275The Roman History (pt. 1)
111BOOK II
276The Roman History (pt. 2)
112BOOK III
277The Roman History (pt. 3)
113BOOK IV
278The Roman History (pt. 4)
114Cornelius Nepos:
279The Roman History (pt. 5)
115The Life and Work of Cornelius Nepos
280The Roman History (pt. 6)
116Lives of Eminent Commanders (pt. 1)
281The Roman History (pt. 7)
117Lives of Eminent Commanders (pt. 2)
282The Roman History (pt. 8)
118Lives of Eminent Commanders (pt. 3)
283The Roman History (pt. 9)
119Ovid:
284The Roman History (pt. 10)
120The Life and Work of Ovid
285The Roman History (pt. 11)
121The Metamorphoses (pt. 1)
286Saint Augustine of Hippo:
122The Metamorphoses (pt. 2)
287The Life and Work of Saint Augustine of Hippo
123The Metamorphoses (pt. 3)
288The Confessions
124The Metamorphoses (pt. 4)
289BOOK I
125The Metamorphoses (pt. 5)
290BOOK II
126The Metamorphoses (pt. 6)
291BOOK III
127The Metamorphoses (pt. 7)
292BOOK IV
128The Metamorphoses (pt. 8)
293BOOK V
129The Metamorphoses (pt. 9)
294BOOK VI
130The Metamorphoses (pt. 10)
295BOOK VII
131The Metamorphoses (pt. 11)
296BOOK VIII
132The Metamorphoses (pt. 12)
297BOOK IX
133Augustus:
298BOOK X
134The Life and Work of Augustus
299BOOK XI
135Lucius Annaeus Seneca:
300BOOK XII
136The Life and Work of Seneca
301BOOK XIII
137Moral Letters to Lucilius
302Claudian:
138Volume 1 (pt. 1)
303The Life and Work of Claudian
139Volume 1 (pt. 2)
304Against Eutropius
140Volume 1 (pt. 3)
305First Poem
141Volume 1 (pt. 4)
306Second Poem
142Volume 2 (pt. 1)
307BOOK II
143Volume 2 (pt. 2)
308Boethius:
144Volume 2 (pt. 3)
309The Life and Work of Boethius
145Volume 2 (pt. 4)
310The Consolation of Philosophy
146Volume 3 (pt. 1)
311BOOK I. THE SORROWS OF BOETHIUS.
147Volume 3 (pt. 2)
312BOOK II. THE VANITY OF FORTUNE'S GIFTS
148Volume 3 (pt. 3)
313BOOK III. TRUE HAPPINESS AND FALSE.
149Volume 3 (pt. 4)
314BOOK IV. GOOD AND ILL FORTUNE.
150Lucan:
315BOOK V. FREE WILL AND GOD'S FOREKNOWLEDGE.
151The Life and Work of Lucan
316Plutarch:
152On the Civil War
317The Life and Work of Plutarch
153BOOK I
318The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy:
154BOOK II
319Romulus
155BOOK III
320Poplicola
156BOOK IV
321Camillus
157BOOK V
322Marcus Cato
158BOOK VI
323Lucullus
159BOOK VII
324Fabius
160BOOK VIII
325Crassus
161BOOK IX
326Coriolanus
162BOOK X
327Cato the Younger (pt. 1)
163Persius:
328Cato the Younger (pt. 2)
164The Life and Work of Persius
329Cicero
165Satires (Persius) (pt. 1)
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