The Annals of Tacitus. Book XIV. With Vocabulary

by E.C. Woodcock (Editor)

1955

Status

Available

Publication

Methuen & Co., London [1939]

Description

This edition of the fourteenth book of Tacitus' Annals remains one of the most thorough editions of any book of Tacitus for use by school adn undergraduate students. Its meticulous commentary and vocabulary are supplemented by over fifity pages of introduction, covering Tacitus himself, a succinct but comprehensive account of his sytle and syntax. It also contains sections on the main themes of the book: the deterioration of nero's reign internally contrasted with the external successes of Domitus Corbulo in Armenia, and Suetonius Paulinus in Britain (the defeat of Boudicca). Also available: Tacitus, Annals I; and Tacitus, Annals XV, both edited by N. Miller Tacitus, Annals 14: A companion to the Penguin translation, edited by N. Miller Suetonius, Nero, edited by B.H. Warmington… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Aula
A really good commentary to help you translate the original; usually gives good reasons as to his translation and also (usually) backs it up. Although some of Tacitus' grammar and syntax is still baffling even after an explanation by Woodcock!
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