The development of Greek biography
by Arnaldo Momigliano
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Arnaldo Momigliano traces the growth of ancient biography from the fifth century to the first century B.C. He asks new questions about the origins and development of Greek biography, and makes full use of new evidence uncovered in recent decades from papyri and other sources. By clarifying the social and intellectual implication 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 show more 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. show lessTags
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Arnaldo Momigliano (1908-87) taught at many universities, including the University of London, Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, and the University of Chicago. His collections of essays include Essays on Ancient and Modern Judaism, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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Carl Newell Jackson Lectures (1968 Lecture)
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- The development of Greek biography
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- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism
- DDC/MDS
- 888.01 — Literature & rhetoric Classical & modern Greek literatures Classical Greek miscellaneous writings Greek miscellany Byzantine philosophy
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- PA3043 .M6 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Classical literature
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