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Luce, T. J.

LIVY The Composition of His History Very Good in Good dust jacket

Princeton University Press, 1977

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Year of publication
1977
Author
Luce, T. J.
Publishers
Princeton University Press
Keyword
Livy Roman History Classical Greek & Roman Historiography, Political Science
Cover description
Very Good in Good dust jacket
Binding description
Hardcover ISBN 0691035520

Description

Minor shelfwear to book. Spine ends sunned and a bit discolored. Scholar's blindstamp and name to ffep (Robert Brown). DJ has chipping and a few tears with 2 cm torn strip at top of spine. Rubbing to DJ spine with a bit of colour loss. ; Luce Considers to what extent Livy may be said to have been in control of his historical material. What is the significance, the author asks, of the units by which Livy structured his history? How did he go about preparing himself to write, and what methods did he use in the course of actual composition? Did he have an interpretation of his own concerning the overall course of Roman History, and, if so, how did it affect his selection and arrangement of material? ; 322 pages