TY - JOUR
T1 - Eloquent collisions
T2 - The annales of tacitus, the column of trajan, and the cinematic quick-cut
AU - Waddell, Philip
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - In this paper, using the analogy of the cinematic quick-cut and comparison to the contemporary Column of Trajan, I examine Tacitus's vivid use of sudden transition and its effect on the reader of the Annales . I sub divide the quick-cut into three categories of "narrative," "collision," and "attraction," each of which compels the reader to forge the deep narrative of Tacitus's Annales . Through his adroit use of the quick-cut, Tacitus is able to construct a deep narrative "secret history" that trumps both logic and the surface historical "facts."
AB - In this paper, using the analogy of the cinematic quick-cut and comparison to the contemporary Column of Trajan, I examine Tacitus's vivid use of sudden transition and its effect on the reader of the Annales . I sub divide the quick-cut into three categories of "narrative," "collision," and "attraction," each of which compels the reader to forge the deep narrative of Tacitus's Annales . Through his adroit use of the quick-cut, Tacitus is able to construct a deep narrative "secret history" that trumps both logic and the surface historical "facts."
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U2 - 10.1353/are.2013.0024
DO - 10.1353/are.2013.0024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84885613347
SN - 0004-0975
VL - 46
SP - 471
EP - 497
JO - Arethusa
JF - Arethusa
IS - 3
ER -