| The Annals of Tacitus: Books 5-6 Contributor(s): Tacitus (Author), Woodman, A. J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107152704 ISBN-13: 9781107152700 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 937.07 |
| LCCN: 2016019218 |
| Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.56" W x 8.88" (1.19 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Books 5 and 6 of Tacitus' Annals cover the last years of the emperor Tiberius. Although most of Book 5 is lost, Book 6 survives complete and offers a vivid narrative of the increasingly tyrannical princeps, secluded on the island of Capri; the book ends with his death and obituary notice, one of the most celebrated passages of classical literature. This volume presents a new text of Books 5 and 6, restoring the division between them which was proposed by Lipsius, as well as a full commentary on the text, covering textual, literary, linguistic and historical matters. An Appendix discusses 'The Tacitean Tiberius'. The volume rounds off the sequence which began with commentary on Books 1 and 2 of Tacitus' Annals by F. R. D. Goodyear (1972, 1981) and was continued by commentary on Book 3 by A. J. Woodman and R. H. Martin (1996). |
Contributor Bio(s): Woodman, A. J.: - A. J. Woodman is Basil L. Gildersleeve Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. |