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Publisher Summary 1
Reflecting new approaches to the study of classical history, this major two-volume work presents 57 chapters written by specialists in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe discussing genres, issues, individual historians, and related writings. The original texts have all been presented in English translation, making this reference accessible to undergraduate students as well as specialists. The initial chapters address current methodology and theory, with chapters on the use of documents by Greek historians, the construction of meaning in Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon; and characterization in ancient historiography, among other topics. The next 23 chapters deal with specific texts or writers, offering an in-depth analysis of their presentation of history. Writings and issues adjacent to history, including epic, tragedy, geography, and ethnography are the subject of separate chapters. A substantial bibliography, index locorum, and general index are provided. Annotation 漏2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Publisher Summary 2
This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiographyreflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades.Comprises a series of cutting edge articles written by recognised scholarsPresents broad, chronological treatments of important issues in the writing of history and antiquityThese are complemented by chapters on individual genres and sub-genres from the fifth century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E.Provides a series of interpretative readings on the individual historiansContains essays on the neighbouring genres of tragedy, biography, and epic, among others, and their relationship to history
