The development of Greek biography
By: Arnaldo Momigliano.
Edition: Expanded ed., 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Greek prose literature -- History and criticism.; Authors, Greek -- Biography -- History and criticism.; Biography as a literary form.; Greece -- Biography -- History and criticism.
Description: "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.'"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-132) and index.