Ammianus Marcellinus - The Allusive Historian

Klappentext This book examines the work of Ammianus Marcellinus, demonstrating the subtlety and manipulative nature of his writings. Zusammenfassung This book examines the work of Ammianus Marcellinus! who has often been underestimated as a writer while lauded as an historian. This book portrays him as a subtler writer and more manipulative and partial historian! using allusion to the classical past to insinuate different meanings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. The Elusive Historian: 1. The bones on the battlefield; 2. The adventures of Ammianus; 3. The limits of biography; Part II. The Allusive Historian: 4. Ammianus' intertextuality; 5. Sources; 6. The exemplary historian; 7. Julian's monument; Epilogue.

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• Authors: Gavin Kelly, Gavin (University of Edinburgh) Kelly, Kelly Gavin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521203593
• ISBN: 978-0-521-20359-3
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Historiography, General & world history, Historiography, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval