Ammianus Marcellinus
The Allusive Historian (Cambridge Classical Studies)
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Word Count
70,500 words, Guess
Page Count
282 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveammianusmarcelli0000kell
- ISBN-100521842999
- ISBN-139780521842990
- LibraryThing9081722
- Library of Congress Control Number2008298030
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number166382295
- Better World Books9780521842990
- Better World BooksP7-ABK-062
- Open LibraryOL10437419M
Classifications
- LCCPA6205 .K39 2008
- LCCD78
- LCCPA6205 .K45 2008
Description
"Ammianus Marcellinus is usually regarded as our most important source for the history of the second half of the fourth century AD, while his literary qualities are neglected. This book demonstrates what a subtle and manipulative writer Ammianus is; attention is paid particularly to his rich and variegated intertextuality with earlier classical literature and history. Questioning the prevailing interest in the historian's life as the key to his work, author Gavin Kelly re-evaluates the historiographical function of the vivid and thrilling autobiographical passages. The range of Ammianus' allusions is surveyed, including his use of classical examples, his relationship with historical source-texts and the workings of internal echoes within the history. His interactions with other texts are seen as carefully controlled and meaningful; and both his allusive techniques and his writing in general, it is argued, are better viewed as reflecting a classical, rather than a late-antique, aesthetic."--Jacket.
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- Ammianus Marcellinus: The Allusive Historian (Cambridge Classical Studies)
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