Anthony Woodman

Rhetoric in Classical Historiography (eBook, ePUB)

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• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This radical study argues against the view that the historian's craft has remained largely unchanged since classical times. Includes detailed discussion of the work of Thucydides, Cicero, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135785208
• Artikelnr.: 47892505

Autorenporträt

A. J. Woodman is Gildersleeve Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. He has written widely on Roman history, especially Tacitus, and co-edited, with R. H. Martin, Annals III and IV (1996 and 1989 respectively).

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
1. Preconceptions and Practicalities: Thucydides
2. Theory: Cicero
3. Style and Attitude: Sallust and Livy
4. History and Alternative Histories: Tacitus
5. Epilogue
Abbreviations and Bibliography
General Index
Index of Passages