Bibliograph

The ancient Greek historians

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The ancient Greek historians

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ancient Greek historians

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

405304

Summary

Professor Bury covers the entire range of Greek historical writing form from its inception in the pseudo-historical aspects of the epics to the influence of Greek thought on Roman historiography. He shows how the idea of history became separated from the concept of recording and inventing mythologies, the introduction of a rationalistic view of history, the concept of political analysis, the influence of rhetoric on historical methodology, the effects of philosophy and the rise of antiquarianism on history, and dozens of similarly important topics. - back of book

Table Of Contents

The rise of Greek history in Ionia -- Herodotus -- Thucydides -- The development of Greek historiography after Thucydides -- Polybius (and Poseidonius) -- The influence of Greek on Roman historiography -- Views of the ancients concerning the use of history -- Appendix: The rehandling of his History by Thucydides

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