Histories Book II. Edited by R. Ash. - Tacitus
KORTE INHOUD
'Ash states in her introduction, '...it is the aim of this commentary to enrich students' understanding of Tacitus Histories 2 at whatever point they encounter the text. The goal throughout has been to elucidate how Tacitus' style and arrangement of material impose meaning on complex historical events' (vii). In this review, I will try to assess how successful Ash is achieving this goal, while also examining other aspects of the commentary. Preceding the text and commentary is an introduction divided into eleven separate sections. The first section is a very brief biography of Tacitus. This is followed by an overview of historiography as a genre, then a section on civil war and Roman identity. After discussing these broader themes, the introduction moves on to Book II of the Histories. A brief overview prefaces a list of the dramatis personae, dividing the various characters of the book into 'Othonians,' 'Vitellians,' 'Flavians,' and 'Others.' To me, the designation 'Others' seems somewhat ambiguous, and perh...
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2007. XV,415p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. [New] [Auteur: TACITUS,] [Uitgever: Cambridge University Press] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: Histories Book II. Edited by R. Ash.]
