A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich
, by Krebs, Christopher B.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780393342925 | 0393342921
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/27/2012
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.