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Titolo |
Ancient historiography and its contexts [[electronic resource] ] : studies in honour of A.J. Woodman / / [edited by] Christina S. Kraus, John Marincola and Christopher Pelling |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-161409-2 |
1-282-54426-8 |
9786612544262 |
0-19-157430-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 449 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KrausChristina Shuttleworth <1958-> |
MarincolaJohn |
PellingC. B. R |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History, Ancient - Historiography |
Rome Historiography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-413) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Author and audience -- pt. 2. Quality and pleasure -- pt. 3. Poetry and politics -- pt. 4. Tacitus reviewed. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a collection of studies on ancient (especially Latin) poetry and historiography, concentrating especially on the impact of rhetoric on both genres, and on the importance of considering the literature to illuminate the historical Roman context and the historical context to illuminate the literature. It takes the form of a tribute to Tony Woodman, Gildersleeve Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia, for whom twenty-one scholars have contributed essays reflectingthe interests and approaches that have typified Woodman's own work. The authors that he has continuously illuminate |
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