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OverviewThe main focus of this book is the ancient formation and development of the canons of Greek historiography. It takes a fresh look on the modern debate on canonical literature and deals with Greek historiographical traditions in the works of ancient rhetors and literary critics. Writings on historiography by Cicero, Quintilian, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus are chiefly taken into account to explore the canons of Greek historians in Hellenistic and Roman Imperial Ages. Essential in canon-formation was the concept of classicism which took shape in the Age of Augustus, but whose earlier developments can be traced back to Isocrates, a model rhetor according to Dionysius at the end of the 1st century BC. The analysis explores also late-antique authors of school treatises and progymnasmata, a field where historiography had a pedagogical function. Previous studies on canonical literature have rarely considered historiography. This book examines not only the works of ancient historians and their legacy, but also the relationship between historiography, literary criticism, and the rhetorical tradition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ivan MatijašićPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Edition: Digital original Volume: 359 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.588kg ISBN: 9783110475128ISBN 10: 311047512 Pages: 306 Publication Date: 06 August 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsMatijasic's book is valuable less for this conclusion, which will leave the earth calm and unshaken, than for the immensely learned path, strewn with insightful mini-investigations, that he takes to get there. Jonathan J. Price in: Scripta Classica Israelica 38 (2019), 163-166 Matijasic's book is valuable less for this conclusion, which will leave the earth calm and unshaken, than for the immensely learned path, strewn with insightful mini-investigations, that he takes to get there. Jonathan J. Price in: Scripta Classica Israelica 38 (2019), 163-166 Matijasic's book is valuable less for this conclusion, which will leave the earth calm and unshaken, than for the immensely learned path, strewn with insightful mini-investigations, that he takes to get there. Jonathan J. Price in: Scripta Classica Israelica 38 (2019), 163-166 Author InformationIvan Matijašić, Newcastle University, United Kingdom. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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