Gallus, or, Roman scenes of the time of Augustus
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Gallus, or, Roman scenes of the time of Augustus
（Cambridge library collection, . Classics）
Cambridge University Press, 2010
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Gallus : Roman scenes of the time of Augustus : with notes and excursuses illustrative of the manners and customs of the Romans
Gallus, oder, RömischeScenen aus der Zeit Augusts
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Original t.p. reads: Gallus : Roman scenes of the time of Augustus : with notes and excursuses illustrative of the manners and customs of the Romans, translated from the German of Professor Becker, by Frederick Metcalfe
Reprint. Originally published: London : Parker, 1844
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Historical fictionalisations are popular with a wide readership today. The better examples avoid expediency with historical fact, but bring dramatic life to otherwise dry chronology. It is therefore surprising to find sober German historical erudition utilising a fictional narrative to impart a copious amount of detail. However, this style found a readership far wider than just the scholarly. By combining historical learning with dramatisation, Gallus, published in 1838, became a best-seller in Germany and was quickly translated for the English market. Perhaps not to the taste of the English, however, was the somewhat burdensome apparatus of the notes which broke the narrative after each section. These were distilled and placed as footnotes, so that the narrative flowed freely. The depth of learning which abounds throughout the book is an attribute of this significant work which should not be overlooked when engaging with the novelty of its approach.
Table of Contents
- Translator's preface
- Author's preface
- 1. The nocturnal return home
- 2. The morning
- 3. Studies and letters
- 4. The journey
- 5. The villa
- 6. Lycoris
- 7. A day at Baiae
- 8. The displeasure of Augustus
- 9. The banquet
- 10. The drinkers
- 11. The catastrophe
- 12. The grave
- Index.
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