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“A wonderfully rich, witty, insightful, and wide-ranging portrait of the two Plinys and their world.”―Sarah Bakewell, author of How to Live

When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, he left behind an enormous compendium of knowledge, his thirty-seven-volume Natural History, and a teenaged nephew who revered him as a father. Grieving his loss, Pliny the Younger inherited the Elder’s notebooks―filled with pearls of wisdom―and his legacy. At its heart, The Shadow of Vesuvius

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The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny by Daisy Dunn Book Review

Name: Aran Joseph Canes
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Vivid Portraits not Shadows
Date: Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 19, 2019
Review: The Shadow of Vesuvius is the interweaving of the biographies of two key personages of the Pagan Roman Empire: Pliny the Elder and his nephew Pliny the Younger. It takes its title from the fact that the elder Pliny perished heroically in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. But the book actually focuses more on Pliny the Younger, well-known for his literary letters to emperors, historians and sundry members of the Roman upper-classes.

Since the book is written for general interest and not classicists, it may be necessary to point out why these figures are worth recalling. Pliny the Elder wrote the longest surviving work of Roman antiquity. Called the Natural History it is an encyclopedic account of what Western antiquity knew of the natural world: biology, botany, mineralogy, etc.

The Shadow of Vesuvius does not focus as much on the importance of their works as on an engaging portrait of their lives. And it does so successfully. The Plinys come to life as surprisingly familiar to modern figures in a way the Renaissance recognized and celebrated. They have romances, mourn their loved ones, manage large estates and deal with tyrannical rulers. They are not a far cry from the lives and thinking of the American founders.

While the classicist will find much they already know, those with a less than professional interest in antiquity will enjoy being reintroduced to these two fascinating figures. While they may not pick up a copy of the Natural History they will be entertained and enlightened about the Roman golden era.

Highly recommended.

Name: VerbRiver
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good and Pliny
Date: Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 14, 2020
Review: If “The Shadow of Vesuvius” were a movie up for an Oscar, Pliny the Elder would be nominated for best supporting actor. His nephew, Pliny, would win Best Actor. Such are their relative roles featured in this combined biography.

The two had much in common. Pliny the Elder was tormented thinking about “the injustice of being forgotten.” Pliny, according to author Daisy Dunn, believed “a man is happiest when he can be confident his name will live forever.” Both worked hard enough to make Pliny’s happy wish come true, producing work still in print; the Elder’s encyclopedic “Natural History,” and Pliny ‘s Letters.

Both men boiled with a ferocious work ethic driving themselves to work endless hours. In fact, the younger Pliny wrote of the Elder, “he had a sharp intellect, incomparable concentration, and a formidable ability to stay awake.”

The Elder was unquenchably curious, the trait that got him killed by the volcano. The younger Pliny, aside from his work as a lawyer, senator, and public official was, at heart, a speechwriter/orator, described as one who believed “his reputation depended upon what people remembered of his speeches.” To that end, quoting Virgil, he wouldn’t even mind (or so he wrote to an admired friend) being recalled as “second best but by a long way.” (One doubts it.)

A charming book, centered largely on the younger Pliny, “The Shadow of Vesuvius” sparkles with random factoids, from the source of the phrase “in a nutshell,” to the possible origin of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” These small digressions feed rather than impede the narrative.

Compared to the voluminous work left behind by the Pliny’s, this book is but an index card of their lives. But it’s a well-written, illuminating, enjoyable card enthusiastically recommended.

Name: Vicki Thayer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Brings Pliny to Life
Date: Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 17, 2020
Review: Having read Dunn’s, “Catullus’ Bedspread,” not long ago, I bought her, “In the Shadow of Vesuvius.” I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as Catullus, but it was still a good read and starting point for anyone wishing to pursue Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger. The book does draw heavily from the letters of young Pliny and Pliny the Elder’s encyclopedia, “Natural History,” one of the first of its kind. All references are given in the substantial endnotes.

In the process of bringing each Pliny to life during their times, along with Roman emperors, senators and philosophers of those days, Dunn does a great job showing their effect on more recent humanity, e.g., Francis Bacon, Charles Darwin, Mary and Percy Shelley, Charles Dickens, as well as how their times (23-117 A.D.) were a result of more distant Greek and Roman history.

The eruptions of Vesuvius thread throughout the book and were interesting and informative. A fun, worthwhile read.

Name: starfire
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Non-fiction book
Date: Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2022
Review: The author Doris Dunn has a deep understanding of the subject matter. I learned many things about both Pliny's and enjoyed reading her book.

Name: Stephen Laruccia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: beautifully and sensitively written
Date: Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2020
Review: This is a magnificent biography of both Pliny the Elder and Younger. It begins with the eruption of Vesuvius and Pliny the Elder's heroic attempts at rescue. Pliny the Younger chose to stay at his uncle's villa, but his memory of this event is dramatically told in his letters to the historian Tacitus. It was something he could never forget nor can we.
Daisy Dunn explores thoroughly this era of early imperial Rome and the reception both Plinies received during the Renaissance. Her style is easy and sensitive. Her insights into Roman life in the first and second centuries are valuable in their own right buttressed by citation of the Natural History and Pliny the Younger's Letters and speeches.
As a classicist I found much to enjoy and appreciate in this marvelous book. We learn of Regulus, Tacitus, Domitian and Trajan, the marvelous landscape of northern Italy especially Comum, the flora of the region, the floating islands of Lake Vardamon.
For anyone wishing to learn more about this period, Daisy Dunn's The Shadow of Vesuvius is a must read.