Robert Crowcroft Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Connoisseur of catastrophe. Observer of absurdity.

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The Annals

Tacitus

Robert Crowcroft

Reading Tacitus on c. 24-28 AD in The Annals, instantly struck by the parallels between what he described as the mania for ‘informers’ - who seek to destroy others in order to advertise their own virtue - and contemporary heresy-hunters motivated to gain status by ruining others.

Hardcover, 2024

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