Greek Historiography
1st Edition
Published on 16. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-4051-4523-7 (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
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-4523-7 (9781405145237)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
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