| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 255 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford approaches to classical literature |
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Oxford approaches to classical literature.
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| Contents |
The creation of a political historian -- The historian and his sources -- Ethnic prejudice in Tacitus -- Ut pictura poesis : the visual representation of history -- Freedom and censorship -- A Tiberian narrative -- Consorts of the Caesars -- Courtiers on the Palatine : the familia of the Caesars -- Performances at the court : the reigns of Claudius and Nero -- The importance of Tacitus' Annals -- The Julio-Claudian family (genealogy) -- Map of the Roman Empire -- Prominent persons |
| Summary |
Tacitus' Annals is the central historical source for first-century C.E. Rome. It is prized by historians since it provides the best narrative material for the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, as well as a probing analysis of the imperial system of government. But the Annals should be seen as far more than an historical source, a mere mine for the reconstruction of the facts of Roman history. While the Annals is a superb work of history, it has also become a central text in the western literary, political, and even philosophical traditions - from the Renaissance to the French and America |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Tacitus, Cornelius. Annales.
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Tacitus, Cornelius -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Tacitus, Cornelius fast |
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Annales (Tacitus, Cornelius) fast |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Ancient.
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Historiography
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- Historiography
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| Subject |
Rome (Empire)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780198034674 |
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0198034679 |
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9781282794740 |
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1282794744 |
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9786612794742 |
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6612794747 |
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