Rhetoric in Classical Historiography

Four Studies
1. Auflage 1988
ISBN: 978-0-7099-5256-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 180 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

This radical study argues against the view that the historian's craft has remained largely unchanged since classical times. Includes detailed discussion of the work of Thucydides, Cicero, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodman, A. J.

Woodman, Anthony

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue, 1. Preconceptions and Practicalities: Thucydides, 2. Theory: Cicero, 3. Style and Attitude: Sallust and Livy, 4. History and Alternative Histories: Tacitus, 5. Epilogue, Abbreviations and Bibliography, General Index, Index of Passages

Über Autor(innen)

A. J. Woodman is Gildersleeve Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. He has written widely on Roman history, especially Tacitus, and co-edited, with R. H. Martin, Annals III and IV (1996 and 1989 respectively).