Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great

Informationen zum Autor J. E. Atkinson is Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town.J. C. Yardley is Professor of Classics, University of Ottawa. Klappentext A translation, with detailed commentary, of Book 10 of Curtius Rufus' Histories, a major Roman source on the end of the reign of Alexander the Great. The Introduction establishes a profile of Curtius, and his agenda as a historian. Both translation and commentary are designed for the reader without Latin. Zusammenfassung A translation, with detailed commentary, of Book 10 of Curtius Rufus' Histories, a major Roman source on the end of the reign of Alexander the Great. The Introduction establishes a profile of Curtius, and his agenda as a historian. Both translation and commentary are designed for the reader without Latin. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Levels of significance 2: Curtius, the author and his dates 3: Possible identification with other known Curtii 4: Curtius' Histories of Alexander and its genre 5: The structure of Book 10 6: Curtius' sources 7: Curtius and other writers of the early Principate 8: Truth and the historical value of Curtius' Histories 9: Judging Alexander 10: Curtius' language and literary value Translation Commentary Additional note on problems of chronology

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• Authors: J E Atkinson, J. E./ Yardley Atkinson, J C Yardley
• Assisted by: J. E. Atkinson (Introduction), Atkinson J. E. (Introduction), J C Yardley (Translation), J. C. Yardley (Translation), Yardley J. C. (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2009
• EAN: 9780199557622
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955762-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Clarendon Ancient History Series; Clarendon Ancient History; Clarendon Ancient History; Clarendon Ancient History Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form