Plutarch and the Historical Tradition

Zusatztext 'This is a stimulating! highly interesting collection! in which the traditional Quellenkritik is set aside and instead the techniques that are apparent in the Lives themselves are studied. Within this framework a sensible approach to the appropriation of the sources in Plutarch's Bioi also emerges.' - L. De Blois! Mnemosyne Informationen zum Autor Philip A. Stadter Zusammenfassung These essays offer diverse perspectives on the biographical techniques and appropriation of sources for the use and reshaping of historical tradition by one of the most prominent philosophers and biographers of the ancient world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors: Chris Pelling! Oxford; F.E. Brenk! Pontifical Institute! Rome; Brian Bosworth! Perth; Monica Affortunati! Florence; Louis Garcia Moreno! Alcala; Judith Mossman! Dublin; Barbara Scardigli! Florence

Product details

• Authors: Philip A. Stadter, STADTER PHILIP A
• Assisted by: Philip A. Stadter (Editor), Stadter Philip A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2011
• EAN: 9780415513333
• ISBN: 978-0-415-51333-3
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, General and world history, Biography: historical, political and military, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts