Gallus

Or, Roman Scenes of the Time of Augustus

By:

Wilhelm Adolf Becker

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Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Classics

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Historical fictionalisations are popular with a wide readership today. The better examples avoid expediency with historical fact, but bring dramatic life to otherwise dry chronology. It is therefore surprising to find sober German historical erudition utilising a fictional narrative to impart a copious amount of detail. However, this style found a readership far wider than just the scholarly. By combining historical learning with dramatisation, Gallus, published in 1838, became a best-seller in Germany and was quickly translated for the English market. Perhaps not to the taste of the English, however, was the somewhat burdensome apparatus of the notes which broke the narrative after each section. These were distilled and placed as footnotes, so that the narrative flowed freely. The depth of learning which abounds throughout the book is an attribute of this significant work which should not be overlooked when engaging with the novelty of its approach.

Release date Australia

June 17th, 2010

Author

Wilhelm Adolf Becker

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by Frederick Metcalfe

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

17 b/w illus.

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

444

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Classics

Dimensions

140x216x25

ISBN-13

9781108012782

Product ID

6495076

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