Histories: Volume 2 (Books Iii-V)

Zusatztext M. has done a valuable service in making the remains of Sallust's masterpiece more accessible ... the translation is clear and generally reliable and the notes helpfully elucidate the historical contexts of the fragments. A welcome new feature is the inclusion of a concordance and cross-references to Maurenbrecher's numeration. Klappentext The period covered by Sallust's Histories-78-67 BC-forms one of the less well-documented eras of the late Republic. McGushin has freshly revised Maurenbrecher's placement and ordering of the fragments, and incorporated this newly discovered material. Together with a comprehensive introduction, he also provides a detailed interpretation in the first ever full-length commentary on the work. Zusammenfassung The period covered by Sallust's Histories - 78-67 BC - forms part of the less well-documented eras of the late Republic. Sallust's contribution, despite its fragmentary transmission (about five hundred fragments of narrative, four speeches, and two letters preserved intact), remains of major importance to ancient historians. For nearly a century, scholars have consulted the edition of B. Maurenbrecher (1891-3) - a work, for its time, of considerable merit. Continuing research on the period has produced material with a bearing on the interpretation of the text; in addition, several fragments not known to Maurenbrecher have subsequently been discovered.For this new translation, Dr McGushin has freshly revised Maurenbrecher's placement and ordering of the fragments, and incorporated this newly discovered material. Together with a comprehensive introduction, he also provides a detailed interpretation in the first ever full-length commentary on the work.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sallust, Patrick McGushin
• Con la collaborazione di: Patrick McGushin (Traduzione), McGushin Patrick (Traduzione), Patrick McGuishin (Traduzione), Patrick (Senior Honorary Research Fellow McGushin (Traduzione)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 20.01.1994
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Narrativa > Romanzi > Saggi, articoli culturali, critica letteraria, int
• EAN: 9780198721437
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872143-7
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Serie: Clarendon Ancient History Series; Clarendon Ancient History; Clarendon Ancient History; Histories; Clarendon Ancient History Series
• Categorie: European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Essays, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Literary essays, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval