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Tacitus: Annals Book IV
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Tacitus: Annals Book IV
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tacitus
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Edited by R. H. Martin
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Edited by A. J. Woodman
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| Series | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:292 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 186,Width 123 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - classical, early and medieval |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521315432
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| Classifications | Dewey:937.07 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
25 January 1990 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The fourth book of Tacitus' Annals has been described as 'the best that Tacitus ever wrote'. It covers the years AD 23-28, beginning at the point where Tacitus noted a significant deterioration in the principate of the emperor Tiberius, and the increasingly malign influence of his 'evil genius' Sejanus. In this new edition the editors present an improved text of Annals IV, explain in detail the difficulties and unusual features of Tacitus' Latin, and discuss the dramatic, structural and literary qualities of the narrative. In the introduction they express radical views on how the Romans wrote history and consider the political, moral and stylistic dimensions of the historiographical tradition. Although intended primarily as a textbook for sixth-forms and undergraduates, the edition contains much which will be of interest to scholars of Latin literature and to Roman historians.
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