| The Development of Greek Biography: Expanded Edition Enlarged Edition Contributor(s): Momigliano, Arnaldo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674200411 ISBN-13: 9780674200418 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: Tracing the growth of ancient biography from the fifth century to the first century B.C., Arnaldo Momigliano asks fruitful questions about the origins and development of Greek biography. By clarifying the social and intellectual implications of the fact that the Greeks kept biography and autobiography distinct from historiography, he contributes to an understanding of a basic dichotomy in the Western tradition of historical writing. This classic study is now reissued with the addition of Momigliano's essay "Second Thoughts on Greek Biography". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 888.010 |
| LCCN: 92-34861 |
| Series: Carl Newell Jackson Lectures |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.55" W x 8.28" (0.46 lbs) 127 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tracing the growth of ancient biography from the fifth century to the first century B.C., Arnaldo Momigliano asks fruitful questions about the origins and development of Greek biography. By clarifying the social and intellectual implications of the fact that the Greeks kept biography and autobiography distinct from historiography, he contributes to an understanding of a basic dichotomy in the Western tradition of historical writing. The Development of Greek Biography is fully annotated, and includes a bibliography designed to serve as an introduction to the study of biography in general. This classic study is now reissued with the addition of Momigliano's essay "Second Thoughts on Greek Biography" (1971). |