{"product_id":"tacitus-dialogus-de-oratoribus-9780521469968","title":"Tacitus Dialogus de oratoribus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. The commentary is designed to elucidate problems of language and reference in the text and to put the reader in the picture as regards late first-century AD society and literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… a welcome introduction and commentary on the least studied Tacitean writing, the Dialogus de oratoribus.' Acta Philologica Fennica\u003cbr\u003e'… the best text yet produced of the Dialogus.' Scholia\u003cbr\u003e'… the commentary is a most elegant piece of work …'. Journal of Roman Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: 1. The background; 2. Tacitus' career; 3. The Agricola; 4. Fame; 5. The state of oratory; 6. The Dialogus; 7. Authenticity; 8. Date of composition; 9. The style of the work; 10. The lay-out of the Dialogus; 11. Characters and characterization; 12. The transmission of the text; CORNELI TACITI DIALOGVS DE ORATORIBVS; Commentary.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018262479191,"sku":"9780521469968","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521469968.jpg?v=1750776219","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tacitus-dialogus-de-oratoribus-9780521469968","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}