Livy on the Hannibalic War

Zusatztext A long, dense, challenging, intriguing, and rewarding study of Livy's third decade. Informationen zum Autor D. S. Levene is Professor of Classics at New York University. Klappentext Livy's account of the Hannibalic War in his Third Decade is a narrative history of unparalleled richness, drama, and depth. In the first full-scale study of this key work, D. S. Levene explores the things that make it distinctive not only within Livy's writing but also within all ancient historiography. Zusammenfassung Livy's account of the Hannibalic War in his Third Decade is a narrative history of unparalleled richness, drama, and depth. In the first full-scale study of this key work, D. S. Levene explores the things that make it distinctive not only within Livy's writing but also within all ancient historiography. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Narrative Organization 2: Sources and Intertexts 3: Persons and Peoples 4: Winners and Losers 5: Causation

Product details

• Authors: D. S. Levene, D. S. (Professor of Classics Levene, Levene D. S.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780198152958
• ISBN: 978-0-19-815295-8
• No. of pages: 520
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory