Trollope the Classicist: The Commentaries of Caesar and Life of Cicero in their Victorian Context

This article examines the classical writings of the Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, The Commentaries of Caesar (1870) and The Life of Cicero (1880), contextualizing them in contemporary discussions of the late Roman Republic and the author’s own career and world-view.

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International Journal of the Classical Tradition
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2025-03-18
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12138-025-00695-3
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Classical Antiquity Studies
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Trollope the Classicist: The Commentaries of Caesar and Life of Cicero in their Victorian Context

Katharina Volk
International Journal of the Classical Tradition
Classical Antiquity Studies
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Trollope the Classicist: The Commentaries of Caesar and Life of Cicero in their Victorian Context

Katharina Volk
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Abstract

This article examines the classical writings of the Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, The Commentaries of Caesar (1870) and The Life of Cicero (1880), contextualizing them in contemporary discussions of the late Roman Republic and the author’s own career and world-view.

International Journal of the Classical TraditionVol. 32(2)
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