Eloquent Collisions
The Annales of Tacitus, the Column of Trajan, and the Cinematic Quick-Cut
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9313889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Waddell (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 471-497 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arethusa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0975 • E-ISSN: 1080-6504 |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/are.2013.0024 |
| OpenAlex | W1968387758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
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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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |