The Classical Tradition in the Carolingian Renaissance: Ninth-Century Encounters with Suetonius.
This essay looks at the use made of Suetonius' "Lives of the Caesars" by Einhard in his biography of Charlemagne, written in the early ninth century. Einhard leans upon Suetonius in devising a biographical structure and in the moral qualities which inform his characterisation. He also makes direct c...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of the Classical Tradition Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 265 - 283 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Winter97
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