The Limits of Ancient Biography

B. McGing

ISBN 10: 1905125127 / ISBN 13: 9781905125128

Published by Classical Press Of Wales Dez 2006, 2006

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Neuware - The genre of biography in the ancient world is interestingly diverse and permeable and deserves intensive study, bearing as it does on ideas of characterization and the individual. This volume considers both the form and the content of biography across the ancient world, and is particularly interested in the frontiers with other related genres, such as history. The papers range from the Old Testament to the Arab world, from the New Testament to the Lives of Saints, from the classic Greek and Roman biographers to less well known practitioners of the art. Seller Inventory # 9781905125128

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Title: The Limits of Ancient Biography

Publisher: Classical Press Of Wales Dez 2006

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Buch

Condition: Neu

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Synopsis:

The genre of biography in the ancient world is interestingly diverse and permeable and deserves intensive study, bearing as it does on ideas of characterization and the individual. This volume considers both the form and the content of biography across the ancient world, and is particularly interested in the frontiers with other related genres, such as history. The papers range from the "Old Testament" to the Arab world, from the "New Testament" to the Lives of Saints, from the classic Greek and Roman biographers to less well known practitioners of the art.

Review:

...this collection represents an important contribution to the scholarly discourse on ancient biography. Each of the contributions is worth reading on its own terms... provides a significant new perspective on the biographical genre.'--John Higgins"Bryn Mawr Classical Review" (01/01/0001)