Most Dangerous Book Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich

Name: Most Dangerous Book Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich
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ISBN: 9780393342925

ISBN-10: 0393342921

ISBN-13: 9780393342925

Edition: 2012

Authors: Christopher B. Krebs

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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.Fascinating. . . . [Krebs] has a light touch and a dry sense of humor.—New York TimesClever, learned. . . .…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/27/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.19" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English



Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction The Portentous Past



The Roman Conquest of the Germanic Myth



Survival and Rescue



The Birth of the German Ancestors



Formative Years



Heroes' Songs



The Volk of Free-Spirited Northerners



White Blood



A Bible for National Socialists


Epilogue Another Reading, Another Book


Notes


Index