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OverviewLivy's account of the Hannibalic War in his Third Decade (Books 21-30) is our fullest source for one of the most crucial wars of all time; it is also a narrative history of unparalleled richness, drama, and depth. D. S. Levene's book, the first large-scale general study of Livy's Third Decade, explores the things that make it distinctive not only within Livy's writing, but also within all ancient historiography. Levene examines such topics as Livy's construction of his narrative, his source-material and use of literary allusion, his battle scenes, his sophisticated but ambivalent attitudes towards non-Romans, and above all his challenging and revolutionary treatment of such things as chronology, causation, and indeed human character. Livy portrays a world in which military calculation and human reason constantly fail, a world in which events occur beyond normal human comprehension, but where everything is governed by a hidden moral structure. Livy's unique and original approach to history has often been misunderstood; Levene demonstrates the powerful and independent vision underlying the work, and compels readers to rethink many of our standard presuppositions about the nature of history-writing in the ancient world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: D. S. Levene (Professor of Classics, New York University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.710kg ISBN: 9780198152965ISBN 10: 0198152965 Pages: 472 Publication Date: 25 October 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations 1: Narrative Organization 2: Sources and Intertexts 3: Persons and Peoples 4: Winners and Losers 5: Causation Bibliography Index Locorum General IndexReviews`Review from previous edition A detailed, learned and in some respects radical book ... [Levine] is excellent on challenging our modern expectations of reading and understanding a text such as Livy's ... and he convincingly shows a range of literary subtleties that often go unnoticed.' Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement, 13/05/2011 `an intricate, dense, and important book, which not only alters out understanding of Livy's craft, but also underscores his imporance in the historiographical canon ... Not every reader will agree with [Levene's] conclusions, and some might be discomfited, but every reader will find here something to provoke thought and stimulate interest.' Ayelet Haimson Lushkov, Journal of Roman Studies `A long, dense, challenging, intriguing, and rewarding study of Livy's third decade.' Michael P. Fonda, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Review from previous edition A detailed, learned and in some respects radical book ... [Levine] is excellent on challenging our modern expectations of reading and understanding a text such as Livy's ... and he convincingly shows a range of literary subtleties that often go unnoticed. Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement, 13/05/2011 an intricate, dense, and important book, which not only alters out understanding of Livy's craft, but also underscores his imporance in the historiographical canon ... Not every reader will agree with [Levene's] conclusions, and some might be discomfited, but every reader will find here something to provoke thought and stimulate interest. Ayelet Haimson Lushkov, Journal of Roman Studies Review from previous edition A detailed, learned and in some respects radical book ... [Levine] is excellent on challenging our modern expectations of reading and understanding a text such as Livy's ... and he convincingly shows a range of literary subtleties that often go unnoticed. Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement, 13/05/2011 an intricate, dense, and important book, which not only alters out understanding of Livy's craft, but also underscores his imporance in the historiographical canon ... Not every reader will agree with [Levene's] conclusions, and some might be discomfited, but every reader will find here something to provoke thought and stimulate interest. Ayelet Haimson Lushkov, Journal of Roman Studies A long, dense, challenging, intriguing, and rewarding study of Livy's third decade. Michael P. Fonda, Bryn Mawr Classical Review A long, dense, challenging, intriguing, and rewarding study of Livy's third decade. --Michael P. Fonda, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Author InformationD. S. Levene is Professor of Classics at New York University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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