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Res Gestae Divi Augusti: Text, Translation and Commentary
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At the end of his life the emperor Augustus wrote an account of his achievements in which he reviewed his rise to power, his conquest of the world and his unparalleled generosity towards his subjects. This edition provides a new text, translation and detailed commentary - the first substantial one in English for more than four decades - which is suitable for use with students of all levels. The commentary deals with linguistic, stylistic and historical matters. It elucidates how Augustus understood his role in Roman society, and how he wished to be remembered by posterity; and it sets this picture that emerges from the Res Gestae into the context of the emergence both of a new visual language and of an official set of expressions. The book also includes illustrations in order to demonstrate how the Augustan era witnessed the rise of a whole new visual language.
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #254884 in Books
- Published on: 2009-05-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
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About the Author
Alison E. Cooley is Senior Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. Recent books include Becoming Roman, Writing Latin?: Literacy and Epigraphy in the Roman West (2002; edited) and Pompeii (2004).
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a substantial contribution to the study of the Res Gestae
This brand new commentary is the first in-depth scholarly treatment of Augustus' memoirs in English in forty years. A huge improvement over Moore and Brunt's classic edition, it prints the superb text that John Scheid edited in 2007 for the Bude series, and offers detailed discussion to a variety of issues in every single paragraph, covering politics, language and style, history and literary aesthetics. The well researched introduction provides an overview of the unique history of the text (Mommsen's 'queen of latin inscriptions'), while important ovservations are made with relation to the Greek version of the text and the interrelationship of Greek and Latin texts in all available surviving copies. Overall, a reference study for the scholar of the Res Gestae and the Augustan era, but also an indispensable tool for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
