Barnes, Timothy D.
Ammianus Marcellinus and the Representation of Historical Reality

This is the first book on Ammianus to place equal emphasis on the literary and historical aspects of his writing. Barnes assesses Ammianus' depiction of historical reality by investigating the Res Gestae's strengths and weaknesses, as well as its literary qualities. He examines its structure and arrangement, emphasizes its Greek and pagan features, and points out the extent to which Ammianus drew on his imagination in shaping the narrative. XIV,290 Seiten, gebunden (Cornell Studies in Classical Philology; Vol. 56/Cornell University Press 1998) textsauber, mit Gebrauchsspuren, leicht angeschmutzt/clean text pages, traces of use, somewhat soiled