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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785117403321

Autore

Pitcher Luke

Titolo

Writing ancient history : an introduction to classical historiography / / Luke Pitcher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris : , : Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, , 2009

ISBN

0-7556-9746-4

1-282-88130-2

9786612881305

1-4416-7692-9

0-85771-803-7

600-00-4244-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Library of classical studies ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

937.0072

Soggetti

Civilization, Classical - Historiography

History, Ancient - Historiography

Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Classical philology

Greece Historiography

Rome Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-269) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: Ownage by Clio; 1. Writing About History in the Ancient World; 2. The Natures of History; 3. Using Sources - Part I; 4. Using Sources - Part II; 5. Writing Ancient History; 6. The Ends of History - Part I; 7. The Ends of History - Part II; 8. Texts and Translations: The Transmission of Ancient History; Conclusion; Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Well organised and laid out with attractive features for students, this book covers the subject of writing about ancient history."--Bloomsbury Publishing.