The Histories of Tacitus
ISBN: 978-13-318-2509-8
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 540
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2019 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from The Histories of Tacitus: An English Translation With Introduction, Frontispiece, Notes, Maps and Index<br><br>IN this translation of the Histories, as in that of the Annals which preceded it, it has been my endeavour to present a version of Tacitus which should carry with it none of the flavour of a translation, but should conform to what Mr. Jowett lays down as the first requirement for a translator, that 'his English shall be English'; which, secondly, should be strictly faithful, both in letter and in spirit, to the original, giving 'the sense, the whole sense, and nothing but the sense'; and thirdly, which should exclude from its vocabulary, so far as is possible, all modernisms: that is, all language which represents things or ideas, or carries with it associations, of a modern character, such as cannot have been present to the mind of Tacitus, or within the range of his comprehension. Such language, when attributed to him in a trans lation, gives an air of unreality to the whole.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.