Narrative structures in Tacitus’ Annals
The paper proposes a reading of the Annals based on the analysis of rhetorical devices belonging to the rules of the Latin historiographical tradition, such as they were subtly adapted by Tacitus, due to his need to stress the actions and character of the emperors. This allows us to note the constru...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) |
| Repositorio: | História da Historiografia |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br:article/176 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/176 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Latin Historiography Tácito Annals Historiografia latina Anales Anais |
| Sumario: | The paper proposes a reading of the Annals based on the analysis of rhetorical devices belonging to the rules of the Latin historiographical tradition, such as they were subtly adapted by Tacitus, due to his need to stress the actions and character of the emperors. This allows us to note the construction of a relatively linear succession of degeneration among the emperors – and, consequently, on the empire itself –, which reaches its peak in Nero (and, afterwards, in the civil wars portrayed in the Histories). |
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