Irony and misreading in the Annals of Tacitus /

This 2000 book examines Tacitus' Annals as an ironic portrayal of Julio-Claudian Rome, through close analysis of passages in which characters engage in interpretation and misreading. By representing the misreading of signifying systems - such as speech, gesture, writing, social structures and n...

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Main Author: O'Gorman, Ellen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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