| Tacitus: Annals XIV Contributor(s): Tacitus (Author), Woodcock, E. C. |
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ISBN: 1853993158 ISBN-13: 9781853993152 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 937.070 |
| Series: Tacitus |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.65 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edition of the fourteenth book of Tacitus' Annals remains one of the most thorough editions of any book of Tacitus for use by school adn undergraduate students. Its meticulous commentary and vocabulary are supplemented by over fifity pages of introduction, covering Tacitus himself, a succinct but comprehensive account of his sytle and syntax. It also contains sections on the main themes of the book: the deterioration of nero's reign internally contrasted with the external successes of Domitus Corbulo in Armenia, and Suetonius Paulinus in Britain (the defeat of Boudicca). Also available: Tacitus, Annals I; and Tacitus, Annals XV, both edited by N. MillerTacitus, Annals 14: A companion to the Penguin translation, edited by N. Miller Suetonius, Nero, edited by B.H. Warmington |