A Commentary on Livy, Books VI-X: Introduction and Book VI

A Commentary on Livy, Books VI-X: Introduction and Book VI
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Download or read book A Commentary on Livy, Books VI-X: Introduction and Book VI written by Stephen P. Oakley and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books VI-X of Livy's history of Rome describe the beginnings of Rome's conquest of Italy in the fourth century BC and contain some of Livy's finest writing. The first of three volumes, this book offers an extensive introduction and commentary to Book VI. The introduction provides a full analysis of the Roman annalistic tradition, of Livy's style and narrative technique, and of the manuscript tradition; the commentary devotes equal attention to historical, literary, linguistic, and textual matters.


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