| The Historian's Craft in the Age of Herodotus Revised Edition Contributor(s): Luraghi, Nino (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199215111 ISBN-13: 9780199215119 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $88.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 Annotation: The origins and development of Greek historiography cannot be properly understood unless early historical writings are situated in the framework of late archaic and early classical Greek culture and society. Contextualization opens up new perspectives on the subject in The Historian's Craft in the Age of Herodotus. Essays by an international range of experts explore all aspects of the topic and, at the same time, make a thought-provoking contribution to the ongoing debates concerning literacy and oral culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 938.007 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.98 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The origins and development of Greek historiography cannot be properly understood unless early historical writings are situated in the framework of late archaic and early classical Greek culture and society. Contextualization opens up new perspectives on the subject in The Historian's Craft in the Age of Herodotus. Essays by an international range of experts explore all aspects of the topic and, at the same time, make a thought-provoking contribution to the ongoing debates concerning literacy and oral culture. |