The Development of Greek Biography: Expanded Edition

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. 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.

This classic study is now reissued with the addition of Momigliano's essay "Second Thoughts on Greek Biography" (1971).

Author: Arnaldo Momigliano
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 01/01/1993
Series: Carl Newell Jackson Lectures #3
Pages: 127
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.55w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780674200418
Enlarged Edition