A Companion to Tacitus by Pagán, Victoria Emma

A Companion to Tacitus (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781405190329)

Vendor: Victoria Emma Pagán
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$248.95
$248.95
$248.95
Subtotal: $248.95
A Companion to Tacitus by Pagán, Victoria Emma

A Companion to Tacitus

$248.95
A Companion to Tacitus by Pagán, Victoria Emma

A Companion to Tacitus

$248.95
Format: Hardcover
Description
Description
x
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


Author: Victoria Emma Pagán
ISBN-10: 1405190329
ISBN-13: 9781405190329
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2012
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.42lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2012
By Victoria Emma Pagán
By Victoria Emma Pagán
x
Victoria Emma Pagán is Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of Florida. She is the author of Conspiracy Narratives in Roman History (2004), Rome and the Literature of Gardens (2006), A Sallust Reader (2009), and Conspiracy Theory in Ancient Rome: Conjecture and Social Status (forthcoming), and has published over a dozen articles on Latin literature.

Recently Viewed Products