De Grammaticis et Rhetoribus: With Translation, Introduction, and Commentary

by Suetonius

2020-11-24 18:27:19

Suetonius'' biographical sketches of the teachers of "grammar" and rhetoric survive only in part and are fairly brief; yet it would be difficult to name another text of similar scope that is a more productive resource for the study of Roman cultural ... Read more
Suetonius'' biographical sketches of the teachers of "grammar" and rhetoric survive only in part and are fairly brief; yet it would be difficult to name another text of similar scope that is a more productive resource for the study of Roman cultural history in the classical period. For theearly history of Roman education it is literally indispensable, and it is a precious repository as well for the understanding of Roman Social and cultural relations, and even for the social history of freedmen and slaves. This new critical edition of Suetonius'' rich and often curious text isaccompanied by commentary, the most thorough and detailed so far available, elucidates Suetonius'' method of compilatioon and places the stories he tells in their social and historical context. Less

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File size8.43 X 5.43 X 1.1 in
Print pages430
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date April 30, 1999
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780198140917
Author
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly known as Suetonius (c. 69 – after 122 AD), was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. His most important surviving wo...

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