Gallus: Or, Roman Scenes of the Time of Augustus - Couverture souple

Becker, Wilhelm Adolf

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108012787 ISBN 13 : 9781108012782

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Gallus is an historical fictionalisation portraying private Roman life, built upon extensive scholarly research.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Historical fictionalisations are popular with a wide readership today. The better examples avoid expediency with historical fact, but bring dramatic life to otherwise dry chronology. It is therefore surprising to find sober German historical erudition utilising a fictional narrative to impart a copious amount of detail. However, this style found a readership far wider than just the scholarly. By combining historical learning with dramatisation, Gallus, published in 1838, became a best-seller in Germany and was quickly translated for the English market. Perhaps not to the taste of the English, however, was the somewhat burdensome apparatus of the notes which broke the narrative after each section. These were distilled and placed as footnotes, so that the narrative flowed freely. The depth of learning which abounds throughout the book is an attribute of this significant work which should not be overlooked when engaging with the novelty of its approach.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108012787
• ISBN 13: 9781108012782
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 444
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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