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Ancient historiography and its contexts : studies in honour of A.J. Woodman / edited by Christina S. Kraus, John Marincola, Christopher Pelling.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historiography--Rome.
- Historiography.
- Latin poetry--History and criticism.
- Latin poetry.
- Latin poetry--Historiography.
- Rhetoric, Ancient--Historiography.
- Rhetoric, Ancient.
- Rome--Historiography.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Literature.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 449 pages)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This collection of studies on ancient poetry and historiography pays tribute to the distinguished classicist Tony Woodman. It focuses on the impact of rhetoric on both genres, and on the importance of the literature on illuminating the historical Roman context, and the historical context to illuminate the literature.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Author and audience
- pt. 2. Quality and pleasure
- pt. 3. Poetry and politics
- pt. 4. Tacitus reviewed.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Francis A. Jackson Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780199558681
- 019955868X
- 9780191574306
- 0191574309
- 0199775559
- 9780199775552
- OCLC:
- 638328935
- Publisher Number:
- 3344353
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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