TITLE

Ronald Mellor, Tacitus' Annals. Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. vii, 255. ISBN 9780195151930. $19.95 (pb)

AUTHOR(S)

Bartera, Salvador

PUB. DATE

July 2011

SOURCE

Bryn Mawr Classical Review;2011, Issue 7, p49

SOURCE TYPE

Review

DOC. TYPE

Book Review

ABSTRACT

The article reviews the book "Tacitus' Annals: Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature," by Ronald Mellor.

ACCESSION #

65537751

 

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