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" Irony and misreading in the Annals of Tacitus / "
Ellen O'Gorman.
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972723
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b727093
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Main Entry
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O'Gorman, Ellen.
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Title & Author
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Irony and misreading in the Annals of Tacitus /\ Ellen O'Gorman.
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Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2000.
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1 online resource (vii, 200 pages)
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ISBN
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0511017448
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0521660564
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9780521034951
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9780521660563
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-192) and indexes.
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Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: irony, history, reading; 2 Imperium sine Fine: problems of definition in Annals I; 3 Germanicus and the reader in the text; 4 Reading Tiberius at face value; 5 Obliteration and the literate emperor; 6 The empress's plot; 7 Ghostwriting the emperor Nero; 8 Conclusion: the end of history; Bibliography; General Index; Index Locorum.
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Abstract
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This book is a literary analysis of the language and style of Tacitus' Annals. The political context of first-second century AD Rome is also taken into consideration. Issues relating to the study of narrative, Roman politics and theories of history are addressed in the course of the discussion.
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Subject
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Tacite., Annales.
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Tacite,(0055?-0120?)-- Technique.
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Tacitus, Cornelius-- Technique.
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Tacitus, Cornelius., Annales.
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Tacite-- Technique.
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Tacitus, Cornelius.
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Tacitus, Cornelius., Annales.
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Subject
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Historiography-- Rome.
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Irony.
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Rhetoric, Ancient.
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Ironie.
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Rhétorique ancienne.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY-- Latin.
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Historiography.
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Interpretation
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Ironie (rhétorique)-- Dans la littérature.
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Ironie
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Irony.
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Kritik
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Rhetoric, Ancient.
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Rhétorique antique.
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Sprache
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Technique.
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Annales (Tacitus)
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Ironie.
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Misvattingen.
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Annales (Tacitus, Cornelius)
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Annales-- Critique.
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Rome, Historiographie.
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Rome (Empire)
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Dewey Classification
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878/.0109
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LC Classification
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PA6705.A9O35 2000eb
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NLM classification
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18.46bcl
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