Caesar narrates Caesar · 自我叙述

scholarly-interpretation

The writing constructs its central commander through choices of voice, explanation and sequence. The third-person narrative must be read as authored discourse.

Evidence limit: This is a framework for reading, not a blanket verdict that every event is invented.

William Batstone, “Caesar Constructing Caesar,” in Grillo and Krebs (2018), pp. 43, 57. Publisher record

Christopher B. Krebs, “More Than Words. The Commentarii in their Propagandistic Context,” in Grillo and Krebs (2018), p. 29. Publisher record