Pag?n, Victoria Emma
A Companion to Tacitus
A Companion to Tacitus brings much needed clarity and accessibility to the notoriously difficult language and yet indispensable historical accounts of Tacitus. The companion provides both a broad introduction and showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author.
- Tacitus is one of the most important Roman historians of his time, as well as a great literary stylist, whose work is characterized by his philosophy of human nature
- Encourages interdisciplinary discussion intended to engage scholars beyond Classics including philosophy, cultural studies, political science, and literature
- Showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author
- Clarifies and explains the notoriously difficult language of Tacitus
- Written and designed to prepare a new generation of scholars to examine for themselves the richness of Tacitean thought
- Includes contributions from a broad range of established international scholars and rising stars in the field
Keywords: Historical Methods & Historiography, Roman History, Empire, Ancient Historiography, Annals, Histories, Senate, Rives, Pomery, Potter
- Author(s)
- Pag?n, Victoria Emma
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2012
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
- Page amount
- 640 pages
- Category
- History
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444354164
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405190329