This is the first commentary on Caesar's Bellum Gallicum to
approach it as a literary text. It attempts a contextualized
reading of the work through the eyes of a contemporary Roman
reader, who was trained in rhetoric, versed in Greek and Roman
literature, and familiar with the same political and cultural
conventions and discourses as its author. In appreciating Caesar as
a writer and situating the seventh book of the Bellum Gallicum
within its 'horizon of expectations' and especially its
historiographical tradition, it reveals much that rewards careful
attention, including: a dramatized narrative, sustained
intertextual borrowings and allusions (especially from and to
Thucydides and Polybius), (in)direct speeches telling of Rome's
second-greatest speaker, and word- and sound-play telling of the
leading linguist, not to mention artful technical descriptions that
lack parallels in the Roman republic. Ultimately, both author and
text emerge as quite different from their grossly generalized
reputations.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Editors: |
Christopher B Krebs
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Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-00-917712-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-00-917712-5 |
Barcode: |
9781009177122 |
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