The annals (hackett classics) pdf download

An introductory essay discusses Tacitus' career, the period about which he wrote, the nature of historical writing in the Roman world, and the principles of translation which have shaped this rendering.

No other translation captures more successfully the flavor, nuance, and power of Tacitus' greatest work. This edition includes extensive notes; suggestions for further reading; appendices explaining political and military terms, and geographical and topographical names; imperial family trees; maps; and an index.

The current printing of the edition includes corrections and revisions made in Woodman successfully incorporates into his translation the sense and sound of the author's literary style.

His deft rendering into English of Tacitus' word order and sentence structure, mimicking the ancient writer's preference for the unusual word and his propensity to employ metaphorical expressions, alliteration, and an unbalanced syntactic structure, imparts to his translation the artistic texture of this work of history.

Woodman's Introduction provides an informative background to Tacitus and an explanation of how the translator has attempted to capture the artistry of the ancient historian. Annotations to the text increase understanding of events and and their participants without burdening the reader or interrupting the flow of the story.

In addition to maps and a list of further readings, the work contains useful appendixes, such as a list of political and military terms and a stemma of the Julio-Claudian Emperors. Summing up: Highly recommended. Readers of all levels. It is also in effect a succinct commentary on the whole of the Annals. The section in the Introduction on problems of translation is particularly valuable.

Adams, All Souls College, Oxford. It will be useful to students translating Latin, and to Roman history and Roman civilization students. Footnotes don't overwhelm the reader, yet are very apposite and helpful.

It adheres to the standard format division into Books and Chapters , while indicating more sensible narrative breaks. Boatwright, Duke University. The notes, maps, glossary, and other ancillary materials are useful and attractive. About the Author:. Please note : you need to verify every book you want to send to your Kindle. Check your mailbox for the verification email from Amazon Kindle.

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