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OverviewAllusions to the epic poets Virgil and Lucan in the writing of the Roman historian Tacitus (c. 55 - c. 120 C.E.) have long been noted. This monograph argues that Tacitus fashions himself as a rivaling literary successor to these poets; and that the emulative allusions to Virgil's Aeneid and Lucan's Bellum Civile in Books 1-3 of his inaugural historiographical work, the Histories, complement and build upon each other, and contribute significantly to the picture of repetitive, escalating civil war in the work. The argument is founded on the close reading of a series of related passages in the Histories, and it also broadens to consider certain narrative techniques and strategies that Tacitus shares with writers of epic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Timothy JosephPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 345 Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9789004229044ISBN 10: 9004229043 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 25 July 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English and Latin Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Tacitus the Epic Successor Virgil, Tacitus, and the trope of repetition Epic allusion in the Histories Tacitus' readers Lucan's death and afterlife in Ann. 15.70 Maternus and Virgil in the Dialogus A Virgilian stylistic program: Ann. 3.55.5 and 4.32.2 Chapter 1 History as Epic Opus adgredior Tacitus' expansive wars In medias res The catalogue of combatants Foreshadowing in the catalogue A model reading of civil war: Hist. 1.50 Pharsaliam Philippos A proem in the middle The same anger of the gods The same madness of humans Chapter 2 The deaths of Galba and the desecration of Rome Galba and Priam Additional Galban intertexts (by way of Priam?) The scene of the crime Galba's death lives on Galba and the Capitol: repetitions A fall worse than Troy's More war (and more Virgil) at Rome Chapter 3 The Battles of Cremona The two Cremonas: repetitions Ever fleeting commiseration The sieges at Placentia and Cremona Epic battles fought again at Cremona The settlement of Cremona - into flames A snapshot of civil war's repetitiveness: Hist. 2.70 Chapter 4 Otho's exemplary response In ullum rei publicae usum Otho the anti-Aeneas? Epilogue Savage even in its peace Civil war in the senate Savagery in the city in the lost books? BibliographyReviews...this is a dense, well-thought-out study...which will be of interest to scholars and graduate students working not only on Tacitus, but also on Vergil, Lucan, and more generally, on intertextuality in Latin literature. - Salvador Bartera in Bryn Mawr Classical Review (13 May 2013) T.A. Joseph offers a sophisticated reading of Tacitus' Histories through the lens of intertextuality. (...) [T]his is a dense, well-thought-out study (...) which will be of interest to scholars and graduate students working not only on Tacitus, but also on Vergil, Lucan, and, more generally, on intertextuality in Latin literature. Salvador Bartera, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2013.05.17. J. offers numerous deft observations which neatly encapsulate the elegance and wit of Tacitus' Latin (...) The strength of this monograph lies in its close readings. Rhiannon Ash, The Classical Review 63.2 (2013), pp. 457-459. Author InformationTimothy A. Joseph, Ph.D. (2007) in Classical Philology, Harvard University, is an Assistant Professor of Classics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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