Writing ancient history : an introduction to classical historiography
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Writing ancient history : an introduction to classical historiography
（Library of classical studies, v. 1）
I.B. Tauris, 2009
- : hbk
- : PB
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-269) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
'History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon', said Napoleon. Yet the actual writing of history, especially ancient history, is a practice that often prompts more discord than assent. In his new textbook, Luke Pitcher aims to overcome the hostility which exists between two rival camps in their study of classical historiography. The first camp looks at the classical historians with an eye to what data they can provide about the ancient world. The second camp examines the ancient writers as literary texts in their own right, employing the tools of literary criticism and engaging with such matters as narrative artistry.Attempting to fuse these two - mutually suspicious - approaches, Luke Pitcher's attractive introduction offers undergraduate students of classics the first comprehensive introduction to historiography in antiquity on the market. It unites the nitty-gritty of the historian's trade (the finding and managing of data) to an awareness of the importance of style, form, allusion and composition.
The book also seeks to do justice to individual classical historians, and discusses such important figures as Livy, Tacitus, Herodotus, Cicero, Plutarch and Lucian. A comprehensive bibliography and glossary are included. "Writing Ancient History" at last does full justice to the mechanics of history-writing in the ancient world.
目次
Introduction
Writing About History in the Ancient World
The Natures of History
Using Sources
Using Sources - II
Writing Ancient History
The Ends of History - I
The Ends of History - II
Texts and Translations: The Transmission of Ancient History
Conclusion
Suggestions for Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
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