Dialogus de Oratoribus |
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| Editor:
| Mayer, Roland |
| Author:
| Tacitus, |
| Series title: | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-46996-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2001 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $51.99 |
Book Description:
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This is an edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. This is the first commentary in English in over 100 years and the only one at this level. It is designed to elucidate problems of langua ge and reference in the text and to put the reader in the picture as regards late first-century AD society and literature, particularly as regards oratory, still the most important activity within the Roman élite.
This is an edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. This is the first commentary in English in over 100 years and the only one at this level. It is designed to elucidate problems of langua ge and reference in the text and to put the reader in the picture as regards late first-century AD society and literature, particularly as regards oratory, still the most important activity within the Roman élite.