Tragedy, Authority, and Trickery: The Poetics of Embedded Letters in Josephus by Ryan S. Olson

Tragedy, Authority, and Trickery: The Poetics of Embedded Letters in Josephus

Hellenic Studies

Ryan S. Olson

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nonfiction classics history literary
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To prove his sons' treachery, Herod embellished a letter. To certify his history of Vespasian's Judaean campaign, Josephus marshaled epistolary testimony. To alleviate a domestic problem, the Israelite king David sent a missive with a man it marks...

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