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Ammianus’ Julian: narrative and genre in the Res Gestae

Ammianus’ Julian: narrative and genre in the Res Gestae
Ammianus’ Julian: narrative and genre in the Res Gestae
Offers a major reinterpretation of Ammianus' Res Gestae, drawing on detailed analysis of his depiction of several key events in Julian's reign.

Throws new light on the study of intertextuality and narratology in historiography which will be of benefit to analysis of all ancient historiographical texts.

Re-assesses Ammianus' relationship with contemporary 'Julianic' literature, situating him more clearly within a fourth-century literary milieu.
9780198784951
Oxford University Press
Ross, Alan J.
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Ross, Alan J.
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Ross, Alan J. (2016) Ammianus’ Julian: narrative and genre in the Res Gestae (Oxford Classical Monographs), Oxford, GB. Oxford University Press, 272pp.

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Offers a major reinterpretation of Ammianus' Res Gestae, drawing on detailed analysis of his depiction of several key events in Julian's reign.

Throws new light on the study of intertextuality and narratology in historiography which will be of benefit to analysis of all ancient historiographical texts.

Re-assesses Ammianus' relationship with contemporary 'Julianic' literature, situating him more clearly within a fourth-century literary milieu.

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Published date: 16 June 2016
Organisations: History

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Local EPrints ID: 389502
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/389502
ISBN: 9780198784951
PURE UUID: 6f8f1135-d5bb-4f25-8b03-b62d848c0c8a

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Date deposited: 10 Mar 2016 11:08
Last modified: 12 Sep 2024 17:11

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Author: Alan J. Ross

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