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
Ross, Alan J.
e487447e-3b04-48a3-9dd3-e0e5988b3f98
16 June 2016
Ross, Alan J.
e487447e-3b04-48a3-9dd3-e0e5988b3f98
Ross, Alan J.
(2016)
Ammianus’ Julian: narrative and genre in the Res Gestae
(Oxford Classical Monographs),
Oxford, GB.
Oxford University Press, 272pp.
Abstract
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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