Irony and Misreading in the Annals of Tacitus

by Ellen O'Gorman

Overview

This book is a literary analysis of the language and style of Tacitus' Annals. The political context of first-second century AD Rome is also taken into consideration. In analysis of particular passages close attention is given to the structure of the Latin, which is fully translated. Issues relating to the study of narrative, Roman politics and theories of history are addressed in the course of the discussion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521034951
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/14/2006
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.51(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction: irony, history, reading; 2. Imperium sine fine: problems of definition in Annals I; 3. Germanicus and the reader in the text; 4. Reading Tiberius at face value; 5. Obliteration and the literate emperor; 6. The empress's plot; 7. Ghostwriting the emperor Nero; 8. Conclusion: the end of history; Bibliography; General index; Index locorum.