Literary Texts and the Roman Historian

David Potter author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:11th Feb '99

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Literary Texts and the Roman Historian looks at literary texts from the Roman Empire which depict actual events. It examines the ways in which these texts were created, disseminated and read.
Beside covering the major Roman historical authors such as Livy and Tacitus, he also considers the contributions of authors in other genres like:
* Cicero
* Lucian
* Aulus Gellius.
Literary Texts and the Roman Historian provides an accessible and concise introduction to the complexities of Roman historiography.

'This is a very lucid and accessible guide to the complicated field of historiography, from which teachers and students alike will benefit.' - JACT Review

'An extremely learned, and very personal, excursion through the byways of ancient ... historiography ...This is a book that is more difficult, and more important, than it appears at first glance, but its rewards are certainly worth the effort.' - Pheonix

ISBN: 9780415088954

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 590g

228 pages