The Annals of Tacitus: Books 5-6 Contributor(s): Tacitus (Author), Woodman, A. J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1316606651 ISBN-13: 9781316606650 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
Dewey: 937.07 |
Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.89 lbs) 347 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. |