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The Development of Greek Biography: Expanded Edition

By Arnaldo Momigliano

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
1993
ISBN
0674200411, 9780674200418
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3422758 bytes)
Pages
127\150
Time added
2020-04-07 08:57:14

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. This classic study is now reissued with the addition of Momigliano's essay "Second Thoughts on Greek Biography."

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