Orosius and the rhetoric of history /

Drawing on textual and rhetorical analysis, Peter Van Nuffelen proposes a major revaluation of 'The Histories Against the Pagans' of Orosius, arguing that it is a much more subtle and complex text than usually assumed. Van Nuffelen uses Orosius as a lens to consider 4th- and 5th-century hi...

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Van Nuffelen, Peter
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
Drawing on textual and rhetorical analysis, Peter Van Nuffelen proposes a major revaluation of 'The Histories Against the Pagans' of Orosius, arguing that it is a much more subtle and complex text than usually assumed. Van Nuffelen uses Orosius as a lens to consider 4th- and 5th-century historiography.
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1 online resource (261 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
9786613914439
9780198745013
019874501X
9781283601986
1283601982
9780191627071
0191627070
Schlagworte:
Orosius, Paulus. > Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII.
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