{"product_id":"latin-biography","title":"Latin Biography","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 \u003c\/i\u003eSince the Renaissance their methods have gradually been superseded by a more critical and scientific approach, but the ancient biographers can always claim the credit for having established biography as a major form of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 Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252542230872,"sku":"9781032609690","price":117.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032609690_96436722-54c0-4d7f-bbde-9eea91b11f05.jpg?v=1769143534","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/latin-biography","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}