Tacitus: Annals XIV - A Companion to the Penguin Translation

This companion to the Penguin translation of Tacitus'' book XIV provides commentary on an important period of Roman history, the years 59-62 AD when Nero was freed (mainly by murder) from the restraints imposed by Agrippina, Burrus and Octavia. The commentary pays special attention to Tacitus'' use of stylistic devices to emphasis important events and traits of personality.>

Product details

• Authors: N P Miller, Norma Miller, Tacitus, Cornelius Tacitus
• Assisted by: Norma Miller (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2011
• EAN: 9780862922382
• ISBN: 978-0-86292-238-2
• No. of pages: 100
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Classical Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies