A Companion to Tacitus [Hardcover]

A Companion to Tacitus brings much needed clarity and accessibility to the notoriously difficult language and yet indispensable historical accounts of Tacitus. The companion provides both a broad introduction and showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author.

• Tacitus is one of the most important Roman historians of his time, as well as a great literary stylist, whose work is characterized by his philosophy of human nature
• Encourages interdisciplinary discussion intended to engage scholars beyond Classics including philosophy, cultural studies, political science, and literature
• Showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author
• Clarifies and explains the notoriously difficult language of Tacitus
• Written and designed to prepare a new generation of scholars to examine for themselves the richness of Tacitean thought
• Includes contributions from a broad range of established international scholars and rising stars in the field
  

Notes on Contributors viii

Abbreviations xiii

Introduction 1
Victoria Emma Pagán

PART I Texts 13

1 The Textual Transmission 15
Charles E. Murgia

2 The Agricola 23
Dylan Sailor

3 Germania 45
James B. Rives

4 Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus: A Socio-Cultural History 62
Steven H. Rutledge

5 The Histories 84
Jonathan Master

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