Greek Historiography - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0198150725 ISBN 13: 9780198150725

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1996

Riassunto

The ancient Greek achievement in the writing of history has set the standard but the nature of this achievement is looking increasingly problematic in the light of recent work on such topics as literacy, orality, rhetoric, narrative technique, and the invention of tradition. This book contributes to the understanding of both the achievement and the problems of Greek historiography in a series of contributions by a group of distinguished scholars.

The introduction by the editor traces the story of Greek historiography from archaic times to imperial Rome, and then discusses the intertextual relationship of the Greek historians to each other and to other kinds of discourse. The first contributor writes on historical explanation from Hecataeus to Polybius, and this is followed by contributions on Herodotus, Thucydides, Theophrastus, and Diodorus of Sicily, with further essays on the tradition about the First Sacred War, and on the Persian War theme in the Roman Empire.

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Recensione:

The Oriel seminar must have been a stimulating affair. The resultant volume is a highly successful contribution to a subject which is attracting increasing attention. All eight papers are of high quality and some are very good indeed. This is a book to which one will frequently refer and on which scholars can build. (R.W. Walbank, Peterhouse, Cambridge, HISTOS, December 1996)

This book is tremendously stimulating and a companion volume for Roman historiography would be welcome. The impression that one obtains from reading this book is of the modernity of the authors' approaches, and of how much there is still to do in the field of ancient historiography. (J.M. Alonso-Núñez, Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 116, 1996)

L'autore:

Simon Hornblower is at Oriel College, Oxford.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0198150725
• ISBN 13: 9780198150725
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 296
• Redattore: Hornblower Simon