The Development of Greek Biography: Expanded Edition (Carl Newell Jackson Lectures) - Softcover

Momigliano, Arnaldo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674200411 ISBN 13: 9780674200418

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1993

Synopsis

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).

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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".

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0674200411
• ISBN 13: 9780674200418
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 127