Caesar: Bellum Gallicum Book VII
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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…
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Key features
- Engages readers by presenting the Bellum Gallicum as a literary text situated within its literary and rhetorical contexts
- Provides extensive notes on the linguistic features to support students who struggle with the text's syntax
- Brings a fresh take to the question of accuracy in Caesar's narrative, giving students and scholars a new perspective on this long-standing question
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009177139
- Series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Subjects Ancient History,Classical Literature,Classical Studies
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 27 July 2023
- ISBN: 9781009177146
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.51kg
- Page extent: 400 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 27 July 2023
- ISBN: 9781009177122
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.62kg
- Page extent: 400 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 30 January 2024
- ISBN: 9781009177139
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