{"product_id":"latin-biography-hardback","title":"Latin Biography - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1967, \u003ci\u003eLatin Biography \u003c\/i\u003econtains chapters on Nepos, Plutarch and Suetonius, the three best-known Classical biographers. There are also accounts of the less-familiar works of Q. Curtius Rufus and the author – or authors – of the \u003ci\u003eHistoria Augusta, \u003c\/i\u003eand three chapters deal with the development of Latin biography in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages were indebted to Suetonius, Shakespeare to Plutarch, Gibbon to the \u003ci\u003eHistoria Augusta. \u003c\/i\u003eSince the Renaissance their methods have gradually been superseded by a more critical and scientific approach, but the ancient biographers can always claim the credit for having established biography as a major form of literature. This book will be of interest to students of literature and classical studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584599187694,"sku":"9781032609690","price":155.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/latin-biography-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}