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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824148403321

Autore

Batstone William Wendell

Titolo

Caesar's Civil War [[electronic resource] /] / William W. Batstone and Cynthia Damon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-770435-2

0-19-803697-3

1-280-56436-9

1-4294-3251-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Oxford approaches to classical literature

Altri autori (Persone)

DamonCynthia <1957->

Disciplina

937.05

Soggetti

Rome History

Rome History Civil War, 49-45 B.C Literature and the war

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Editors' Foreword; Contents; Preliminary Note; Introduction; 1 Choices: Genre, Content, Style; 2 Structure as Argument in Civil War I; 3 Taking Sides, Making Sides; 4 Mastering Victory; 5 Writing Fighting War; Epilogue: Surviving Failure; Timeline of the Life of Caesar and the Civil War; Maps; Notes; Prominent Persons; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Editors' Foreword. Preliminary Note. Introduction. 1. Choices: Genre, Content, Style. 2. Structure as Argument in Civil War. 3. Taking Sides, Making Sides. 4. Mastering Victory. 5. Writing Fighting War. Epilogue: Surviving Failure