Greek Historiography

by: Hornblower, S.

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Contents: 1. Introduction: Summary of the Papers; The Story of Greek Historiography; Intertextuality and the Greek Historians by Simon Hornblower -- 2. Historical Explanation: Polybius and his Predecessors by Peter Derow -- 3. Herodotus and Religion by John Gould -- 4. Herodotus on Alexander I of Macedon: A Study in Some Subtle Silences by Ernst Badian -- 5. Narratology and Narrative Techniques in Thucydides by Simon Hornblower -- 6. The World of Theophrastus by P. M. Fraser -- 7. The Tradition about the First Sacred War by John Davies -- 8. Diodorus and his Sources: Conformity and Creativity by Kenneth S. Sacks -- 9. Symbol of Unity? The Persian-Wars Tradition in the Roman Empire by Antony Spawforth -- Bibliography -- Index. - The ancient Greek achievement in the writing of history has set the standard for all time but the nature of this achievement is increasingly problematic as a result of recent work on such topics as literacy, orality, rhetoric, narrative technique, and the invention of tradition. This book contributes to the understanding of both the achievement and the problems of Greek historiography in a series of contributions by a group of distinguished scholars. The introduction by the editor traces the story of Greek historiography from archaic times to imperial Rome, and then discusses the intertextual relationship of the Greek historians to each other and to other kinds of discourse. The first contributor writes on historical explanation from Hecataeus to Polybius, and this is followed by contributions on Herodotus (two essays), Thucydides, Theophrastus, and Diodorus of Sicily, with further essays on the tradition about the First Sacred War, and on the Persian War theme in the Roman Empire. - Simon Hornblower is Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Oriel College, Oxford.

Greek Historiography

by: Hornblower, S.

• ISBN-13: 9780198149316 / 978-0-19-814931-6
• ISBN-03: 019814931X / 0-19-814931-X
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994

Price: 89,00 EURO

1 copy in stock