A Most Dangerous Book

Informationen zum Autor Christopher B. Krebs , a classics professor at Harvard University, has published widely on the Roman historians and their afterlives. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. Klappentext When the Roman historian Tacitus wrote the Germania, a none-too-flattering little book about the ancient Germans, he could not have foreseen that centuries later the Nazis would extol it as a bible and vow to resurrect Germany on its grounds. But the Germania inspired and polarized readers long before the rise of the Third Reich. In this elegant and captivating history, Christopher B. Krebs, a professor of classics at Harvard University, traces the wide-ranging influence of the Germania, revealing how an ancient text rose to take its place among the most dangerous books in the world." Zusammenfassung "In every way, A Most Dangerous Book is a most brilliant achievement." —Michael Dirda, Washington Post

Product details

• Authors: Christopher B Krebs, Christopher B. Krebs, Christopher B. (Harvard University) Krebs
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2012
• EAN: 9780393342925
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34292-5
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 208 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book