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ISBN10: 0826204953, ISBN13: 9780826204950, [publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr] Hardcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]
University of Missouri Press, Date: 1986 8vo, Hardback with Unclipped Dust Jacket. Xi + 162 Pages. Some Light Edge Wear to Dust Jacket. Overall A Very Good Plus Copy in likewise Dust Jacket. Extra postage costs may apply to overseas orders. All books posted in sturdy book box.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1986. University of Missouri Press ISBN 0826204953 9780826204950 [GB]
ISBN10: 0826204953, ISBN13: 9780826204950, [publisher: University of Missouri Press] Hardcover 8vo, Hardback with Unclipped Dust Jacket. Xi + 162 Pages. Some Light Edge Wear to Dust Jacket. Overall A Very Good Plus Copy in likewise Dust Jacket. Extra postage costs may apply to overseas orders. All books posted in sturdy book box. [Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1986]
ISBN10: 0826204953, ISBN13: 9780826204950, [publisher: University of Missouri Press. 01.10.1986.] Hardcover IX., 162 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - The accounts of the reigns of Constantius II, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian I, Valens, and Gratian by Ammianus, the last great Roman historian and a spokesman for traditional civilized values, illuminate both the attitudes of his time and his own personal beliefs. In this study Seager offers the first comprehensive analysis of the language employed by Ammianus to expound the major themes of his history. -- Seager closely examines the language Ammianus used to praise moderation and condemn excess, with the rhetorical and metaphorical devices traditional to those themes. He considers language that signals Ammi-anuss opinions of caution, prudence, and sobriety, which proves less significant than has been thought, as well as Ammianuss disapproval of sedition and public disorder. The vocabulary used by Ammianus reflects his extremist approval of imperial dignity in preference to the less godlike accessibility praised by other historians. -- Attention is given to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of the same linguistic phenomena i ...
ISBN10: 0826204953, ISBN13: 9780826204950, [publisher: University of Missouri Press. 01.10.1986.] Hardcover IX., 162 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - The accounts of the reigns of Constantius II, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian I, Valens, and Gratian by Ammianus, the last great Roman historian and a spokesman for traditional civilized values, illuminate both the attitudes of his time and his own personal beliefs. In this study Seager offers the first comprehensive analysis of the language employed by Ammianus to expound the major themes of his history. -- Seager closely examines the language Ammianus used to praise moderation and condemn excess, with the rhetorical and metaphorical devices traditional to those themes. He considers language that signals Ammi-anuss opinions of caution, prudence, and sobriety, which proves less significant than has been thought, as well as Ammianuss disapproval of sedition and public disorder. The vocabulary used by Ammianus reflects his extremist approval of imperial dignity in preference to the less godlike accessibility praised by other historians. -- Attention is given to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of the same linguistic phenomena i ...
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, Date: 1986. Hardcover. 162p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. 1986. University of Missouri Press ISBN 0826204953 9780826204950 [US]
ISBN10: 0826204953, ISBN13: 9780826204950, [publisher: University of Missouri Press, Columbia] Hardcover 162p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. [Dayton, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]
ISBN10: 0826204953, ISBN13: 9780826204950, [publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr, Columbia] Hardcover First Edition Book is clean and tight without inside markings. Jacket's condition is near fine. Seager closely examines the language Ammianus used to praise moderation and condemn excess, with the rhetorical and metaphorical devices traditional to those themes. [Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]
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