The Language of the Later Books of Tacitus' Annals

Classical Quarterly 22 (2):350-373 (1972)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

The demonstration by E. Wölfflin that between the Histories and Annals Tacitus progressed towards a more archaic and artificial style is well known. From the outset Tacitus adhered to the traditional Roman view that history should be composed in an archaic language remote from everyday usage ; but he was apparently at first not fully aware of the possibilities of the archaizing style. New archaisms and artificial usages suggested themselves as he advanced ; and others, which he had used sporadically even early in the Histories, were allowed to oust ordinary alternatives completely.

Categories

Add categories

Keywords

Reprint years

DOI

10.1017/s0009838800042130

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 91,846

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

My notes

Similar books and articles

The Language of the Later Books of Tacitus' Annals.J. N. Adams - 1972 - Classical Quarterly 22 (02):350-.
"Moore", C. H., Tacitus, The Histories, Books III-IV, Translated, and Jackson, J., Tacitus, The Annals, Books I-III, Translated. [REVIEW]Mary Knapp - 1932 - Classical Weekly 26:124-125.
Neglected books of tacitus R. Martin (ed., Trans.): Tacitus: Annals V & VI. pp. XII + 211. Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 2001. Paper, £16.50 (cased, £35.00). Isbn: 0-85668-722-. [REVIEW]Herbert W. Benario - 2002 - The Classical Review 52 (02):302-.
Remarks on the Structure and Content of Tacitus, Annals 4. 57–67.A. J. Woodman - 1972 - Classical Quarterly 22 (1):150-158.
Remarks on the Structure and Content of Tacitus, Annals 4. 57–67.A. J. Woodman - 1972 - Classical Quarterly 22 (01):150-.
A New Translation of Tacitus' Annals - Michael Grant: Tacitus on Imperial Rome. (Penguin Classics.) Pp. 447; 9 maps. West Drayton: Penguin Books, 1956. Paper, 5 s. net. [REVIEW]E. C. Woodcock - 1957 - The Classical Review 7 (3-4):228-231.
Ramsay's Tacitus- The Annals of Tacitus. Books I—VI. An English Translation, with Introduction, Notes and Maps. By G. G. Ramsay. Pp. lxxxii + 439. London : John Murray. 1904. Price 15s. [REVIEW]E. Harrison - 1904 - The Classical Review 18 (08):407-411.
Furneaux's Tacitus The Annals of Tacitus. Edited with introduction and notes by Henry Furneaux. VoL II, Books xi–xvi. Second edition, revised by H. F. Pelham and C. D. Fisher. With a map. Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, MCMVH. 8vo. Pp. 152 + 520. 21s. ($5.25). [REVIEW]E. Harrison - 1908 - The Classical Review 22 (01):22-.
Housman Redivivvs? F. R. D. Goodyear: Tacitus: The Annals, Books 1–6. Edited with a commentary. Volume I: Annals i. 1–54. Pp. x+367. Cambridge: University Press, 1972. Cloth, £7·90. [REVIEW]N. P. Miller - 1975 - The Classical Review 25 (02):224-226.
Ramsay's Tacitus The Annals of Tacitus, Books xi.-xvi. An English Translation, with Introduction, Notes, and Maps, by G. G. Ramsay. London: John Murray. 1909. Pp. xcvi + 357. 1 plate showing 4 coins; 2 maps. Price 15s. net. [REVIEW]E. Harrison - 1910 - The Classical Review 24 (01):19-.
A new reading of annals 5 and 6. Woodman the annals of tacitus. Books 5 and 6. pp. XXII + 325, ill. Cambridge: Cambridge university press, 2017. Cased, £89.99, us$140. Isbn: 978-1-107-15270-0. [REVIEW]Lydia Spielberg - 2018 - The Classical Review 68 (1):99-101.
The Preface to Tacitus' Annals: More Sallust?A. J. Woodman - 1992 - Classical Quarterly 42 (02):567-.
The Preface to Tacitus' Annals: More Sallust?A. J. Woodman - 1992 - Classical Quarterly 42 (2):567-568.
Tacitus, Annals, Book Four R. H. Martin, A. J. Woodman: Tacitus, Annals, Book Four. (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics.) Pp. viii + 283; 1 diagram. Cambridge University Press, 1989. £30 (Paper, £11.95). [REVIEW]S. P. Oakley - 1991 - The Classical Review 41 (02):341-345.
C. Damon (trans.) Tacitus: Annals. Pp. lxxii + 468, maps. London: Penguin Books, 2012. Paper, £12.99. ISBN: 978-0-140-45564-9. [REVIEW]Ellen O'Gorman - 2015 - The Classical Review 65 (1):302-303.

Analytics

Added to PP
2017-02-20

Downloads
8 (#1,316,752)

6 months
2 (#1,196,523)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Citations of this work

No citations found.

Add more citations

References found in this work

Tacitus.C. W. Mendell & Ronald Syme - 1959 - American Journal of Philology 80 (3):321.
Les verbes denominatifs latins.George J. Zebian & Xavier Mignot - 1971 - American Journal of Philology 92 (3):511.

Add more references