Ayelet Peer

Julius Caesar's Bellum Civile and the Composition of a New Reality

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In his Commentarii de Bello Civili Julius Caesar sought to re-invent his image and appear before his present and future readers in a way which he could control and at times manipulate. Offering a new interpretation of the Bellum Civile, this book reveals the intricate literary world that Caesar creates using sophisticated techniques. Each book is e

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9780367880583
• ISBN-10: 036788058X
• Artikelnr.: 58441613

Autorenporträt

Ayelet Peer currently teaches in the History department at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and has previously taught in the Classics department at TAU. She has lectured on a variety of topics, from Caesar's Commentaries to John Williams' Augustus. Her current research projects focus on different aspects of Virgil's Aeneid and Classical Reception in Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Bellum Civile I: The six opening chapters. Pompey and the Pompeians
in Bellum Civile I. Rei Publicae Causa? Omissions and manipulations in
Bellum Civile I. Civil war and the ending of Bellum Civile I. Part 2 Bellum
Civile II: The uniqueness of Bellum Civile II. Caesaris Miles. The
Pompeians in Bellum Civile II. Civil War and the ending of Bellum Civile
II. Part 3 Bellum Civile III: The triumph of Caesar. Pompey and the
Pompeians in Bellum Civile III. Civil War and the ending of Bellum Civile
III.