Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Caesar – Augustus.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 12013 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 296 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2008 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251799940 |
Classic bilingual collection. From his birth to the Ides of March 44, Caesar's life is like a novel. It is, at all times, one of the most beautiful pages of Antiquity. Under the pen of Suetonius, it becomes a lively, fascinating story, rich in anecdotes and sometimes in criticism. "Charming, young, dragging all hearts after him," Racine's verse perfectly applies to the image we have of Augustus. The portrait that Suetonius gives is darker: behind the young man looms the tyrant or the emperor, depending on the point of view: a fine scholar, Octavian, later Augustus, was a poor soldier, and his military and political genius does not obscure the cowardice or cruelty that Suetonius dares to attribute to the great man. Despite a pronounced penchant for petty history, Suetonius's text is a masterpiece of vivacity and truthfulness.
Classic bilingual collection. From his birth to the Ides of March 44, Caesar's life is like a novel. It is, at all times, one of the most beautiful pages of Antiquity. Under the pen of Suetonius, it becomes a lively, fascinating story, rich in anecdotes and sometimes in criticism. "Charming, young, dragging all hearts after him," Racine's verse perfectly applies to the image we have of Augustus. The portrait that Suetonius gives is darker: behind the young man looms the tyrant or the emperor, depending on the point of view: a fine scholar, Octavian, later Augustus, was a poor soldier, and his military and political genius does not obscure the cowardice or cruelty that Suetonius dares to attribute to the great man. Despite a pronounced penchant for petty history, Suetonius's text is a masterpiece of vivacity and truthfulness.