Tacitus: Annals Book XV

Informationen zum Autor Rhiannon Ash is Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Merton College, University of Oxford. She has published widely on Tacitus and on Roman historiography, including a commentary on Tacitus' Histories II in the same series (Cambridge, 2007). Klappentext Helps students and instructors read and appreciate this extraordinary piece of historical writing about Nero's infamous reign as emperor. Zusammenfassung Unlocks the difficulties and complexities of this challenging yet popular text for students and instructors alike! making Tacitus' Latin more accessible than ever. The introduction and the commentary elucidate the cultural and historical context of the work and the literary artistry of the author. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Tacitus; 2. The sources, historiography, and Nero; 3. Annals 15: structure and artistry; 4. Parthia and Armenia; 5. The perils of gloria: Corbulo and Seneca; 6. The Pisonian conspiracy; 7. Speeches, style, and language; 8. Manuscripts; Corneli Taciti Ab Excessv Divi Augusti Liber Qvintvsdecimvs; Commentary; Select bibliography; Indexes; 1. General index; 2. Latin words.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rhiannon Ash, Tacitus
• Con la collaborazione di: Rhiannon Ash (Editore), Rhiannon (University of Oxford) Ash (Editore), Ash Rhiannon (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780521269391
• ISBN: 978-0-521-26939-1
• Pagine: 382
• Serie: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; Cambridge Greek and Latin Clas; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; Cambridge Greek and Latin Clas
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts