SOURCE: Grant, Michael. “Translator's Introduction.” In The Annals of Imperial Rome, by Tacitus, translated by Michael Grant, pp. 7-28. 1956. Revised. London: Penguin Books, 1996.
In the following essay, Grant examines the tradition of historiography that preceded Tacitus, his moral sense and how it influenced his writing, and the difficulties a translator faces in trying to do justice to his Latin.
This is a free excerpt of 60 words. There are 8,387 words (approx.
28 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Tacitus: Critical Essay by Michael Grant Access Pass.
