The Limits of Ancient Biography

Mcging,b. C.

ISBN 10: 1905125127 / ISBN 13: 9781905125128

Published by Classical Press of Wales, 2007

About this Item

The genre of biography in the ancient world is interestingly diverse and permeable and bears 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. Editor(s): McGing, B.; Mossman, Judith. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 928. . 2006. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Limits of Ancient Biography
• Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905125127
• ISBN 13: 9781905125128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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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.

About the Author

Judith Mossman is Professor Emerita at Coventry University. She specialises in Greek literature of the fifth century BC and the second/third century AD and is the author of two books and multiple edited volumes and articles on Euripides and Plutarch. She is currently Professor Emerita of Classics at Coventry University.