Greek Historiography
Will be published approx. on 25. September 2015
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-4051-4522-0 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing from its origins before Herodotus to the Greek historians of the Roman imperial era, seven centuries later.
* Focuses on the themes of power and human nature, causation, divine justice, leadership, civilization versus barbarism, legacy, and literary reception
* Includes thorough summaries alongside textual analysis that signpost key passages and highlight thematic connections, helping readers navigate their way through the original texts
* Situates historical writing among the forms of epic and lyric poetry, drama, philosophy, and science
* Uses the best current translations and includes a detailed list of further reading that includes important new scholarship
Reviews / Votes
"...certainly merits to be considered as a textbook for notably undergraduate students of the subject. To its value adds the fact that it is well written, well produced, that it provides...a concise guide for further reading..., an elaborate "index locorum", and an efficient and comprehensive general index. In providing these assets, the book...offers an excellent value for its price." - Classical JournalMore details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-4522-0 (9781405145220)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Thomas F. Scanlon
Greek Historiography
Book
08/2019
1st Edition
Wiley-Blackwell
€20.90
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Person
Thomas F. Scanlon is Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department of Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages at the University of California, Riverside. He has published several books on Greek and Roman history, including most recently Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds (2014) and Eros and Greek Athletics (2002).
Content
Preface vi
Abbreviations ix
Chapter 1: Origins and Early Forms of Greek Historiography 1
Chapter 2: Herodotus and the Limits of Happiness: Beyond Epic, Lyric, and Logography 26
Chapter 3: Thucydides on the Ends of Power 69
Chapter 4: Xenophon on Leadership and Moral Authority 126
Chapter 5: History and Rhetoric in Fourth?]Century Historians 160
Chapter 6: Diversity and Innovation in the Hellenistic Era 190
Chapter 7: Polybius on the Supremacy of a Balanced State 202
Chapter 8: Greek Historians in the Roman Era 237
Chapter 9: Concluding Observations on Greek Historical Writing 276
Further Reading 291
Index Locorum 300
Index 317