Early modern receptions of tacitus: high tacitism
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781350592995
Date de publication :
18 mars 2027
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume explores the uses of the enduringly popular Roman historian Tacitus in and since the early modern period. In particular, it focuses on the road to and ongoing legacy of ‘high Tacitism’ (c. 1570 – 1670), a period when Tacitus was the most widely-published ancient historian.