| Tacitus: Dialogus de Oratoribus Contributor(s): Tacitus (Author), Mayer, Roland (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521469961 ISBN-13: 9780521469968 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: This is an edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. It is the first commentary in English in over 100 years and the only one at this level. It is designed to elucidate problems of language and reference in the text and to put the reader in the picture as regards late first-century AD society and literature, particularly oratory, still the most important activity within the Roman elite. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines | Public Speaking & Speech Writing - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 936.3 |
| LCCN: 00062142 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.59" W x 7.28" (0.55 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. It is the first commentary in English in over 100 years and the only one at this level. It is designed to elucidate problems of language and reference in the text and to put the reader in the picture as regards late first-century AD society and literature, particularly oratory, still the most important activity within the Roman lite. |