| Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich Contributor(s): Krebs, Christopher B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393342921 ISBN-13: 9780393342925 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Dewey: 936.302 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the Roman historian Tacitus wrote the Germania, a none-too-flattering little book about the ancient Germans, he could not have foreseen that centuries later the Nazis would extol it as "a bible" and vow to resurrect Germany on its grounds. But the Germania inspired--and polarized--readers long before the rise of the Third Reich. In this elegant and captivating history, Christopher B. Krebs, a professor of classics at Harvard University, traces the wide-ranging influence of the Germania, revealing how an ancient text rose to take its place among the most dangerous books in the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Krebs, Christopher B.: - Christopher B. Krebs, a classics professor at Harvard University, has published widely on the Roman historians and their afterlives. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. |
