Editorial Reviews. Review. “An immortal work, every sentence of which is pregnant with the The Annals & The Histories: AND The Histories (Modern Library Classics) - Kindle edition by Tacitus, Moses Hadas, Shelby Foote, Alfred Church.
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- Books 4-5. Annals: Books 1-3
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Tacitus is renowned for his development of a pregnant concise style, character study, and psychological analysis, and for the often terrible story which he brilliantly tells. As a historian of the early Roman empire he is paramount.
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A great work that originally consisted of at least twelve books covering the period 69—96 CE, only Books I—IV and part of Book V survive, dealing in detail with the dramatic years 69— Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. Tacitus, while very wordy and a bit of a gossip, this selection is used as a primary source for the imperial Roman period. We are enjoying this book! I don't suppose this method would be acceptable today! Lest there be some confusion about the 2 stars I've given this book: Tacitus is fantastic and fascinating. On the subject of reproach, Tacitus himself wrote: Gibbon, among many others, loves him and so do I.
However, this superficially handsome volume from The Modern Library containing both The Histories and The Annals , does not do justice to Tacitus at all.
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These translations cannot be recommended, in spite of the praise lavished on them by the general editor. The Annals is barely acceptable but no more than that, and The Histories is inferior. No, the interested reader would be better off to consult the scintillating translation by W.
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Fyfe revised by his editor, D. Levene of The Histories, published by Oxford as a paperback in Tacitus' renown -- looking at his style rather than his content -- comes from his acerbic wit, pithy remarks and lucid analytical sentences. To get a truer sense of his abilities, look to another translation.
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