The Invention of Prose

This study of the Greek enlightenment is a perfect introduction to the classical world of Athens.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. History: authority through narrative; 3. Rhetoric: the authority of self-presentation; 4. Philosophy and science: the authority of argument; 5. Conclusion; Bibliography: Works cited; About the author; Index.

Zusammenfassung

Investigates the extraordinary time in the classical city of Athens when the genres of history, philosophy, rhetoric and science were first developed as disciplines. The book looks at the cultural revolution that brought about this new idea of prose, exploring how the different genres evolved.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Simon Goldhill, Simon (University of Cambridge) Goldhill, Goldhill Simon
• Verlag: Oxford Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.05.2002
• EAN: 9780198525233
• ISBN: 978-0-19-852523-3
• Abmessung: 156 mm x 235 mm x 9 mm
• Gewicht: 216 g
• Illustration: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: New Surveys in the Classics
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Klassische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; History of Ideas, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Social History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form