Lessons from the Past : the Moral Use of History in Fourth-Century Prose.

Because of the didactic nature of the historical genre, many scholars ancient and modern have seen connections between history and rhetoric. So far, discussion has centered on fifth-century authors -- Herodotus and Thucydides, along with the sophists and early philosophers. Pownall extends the focus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Michigan Press 2010.
Temas:
To 1500
Historiography > Moral and ethical aspects > Greece > History > To 1500.
Exempla in literature.
Exempla dans la littérature.
Historiography.
Historiography > Moral and ethical aspects.
Intellectual life.
Greece > History > To 146 B.C. > Historiography.
Greece > Intellectual life > To 146 B.C.
Grèce > Histoire > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C. > Historiographie.
Grèce > Vie intellectuelle > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Greece.
Electronic resource.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; Chapter One
  • The Intellectual Context; Chapter Two
  • The Menexenus: Plato's Critique of Political Rhetoric; Chapter Three
  • Xenophon's Hellenica; Chapter Four
  • Ephorus's History; Chapter Five
  • Theopompus's Philippica; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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