Irony and misreading in the Annals of Tacitus /

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This book is a literary analysis of the language and style of Tacitus' Annals. The political context of first-second century AD Rome is also taken into consideration. Issues relating to the study of narrative, Roman politics and theories of history are addressed in the course of the discussion.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Gorman, Ellen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Tacitus, Cornelius > Technique.
Tacitus, Cornelius. > Annales.
Tacite > Technique.
Tacite. > Annales.
Tacitus, Cornelius.
Tacite, > (0055?-0120?) > Technique.
Annales (Tacitus, Cornelius)
Annales > Critique.
Historiography > Rome.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Irony.
Rhétorique ancienne.
Ironie.
irony.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Latin.
Historiography.
Technique.
Ironie
Interpretation
Kritik
Sprache
Annales (Tacitus)
Misvattingen.
Rhétorique antique.
Ironie (rhétorique) > Dans la littérature.
Rome > Historiographie.
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: irony, history, reading; 2 Imperium sine Fine: problems of definition in Annals I; 3 Germanicus and the reader in the text; 4 Reading Tiberius at face value; 5 Obliteration and the literate emperor; 6 The empress's plot; 7 Ghostwriting the emperor Nero; 8 Conclusion: the end of history; Bibliography; General Index; Index Locorum.

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