Ancient Historiography and Its Contexts - Studies in Honour of A. J. Woodman

Zusatztext An impressive array of contributors acknowledge Woodman's influence on their own scholarship, and offer a stimulating range of articles reflecting the range of his interests in ancient rhetoric, poetry and historiography. Informationen zum Autor Christina S. Kraus is Professor of Classics at Yale University.John Marincola is Leon Golden Professor of Classics at Florida State University.Christopher Pelling is Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford. Klappentext A collection of studies on ancient (especially Latin) poetry and historiography, a tribute to the distinguished classicist Tony Woodman. The focus is upon the impact of rhetoric on both genres, and on the importance of considering the literature to illuminate the historical Roman context and the historical context to illuminate the literature. Zusammenfassung A collection of studies on ancient (especially Latin) poetry and historiography, a tribute to the distinguished classicist Tony Woodman. The focus is upon the impact of rhetoric on both genres, and on the importance of considering the literature to illuminate the historical Roman context and the historical context to illuminate the literature.

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• Authors: Christina S. Kraus, Christina S./ Marincola Kraus, John Marincola, Christopher Pelling
• Assisted by: Christina S. Kraus (Editor), Christina Shuttleworth Kraus (Editor), John Marincola (Editor), John M. Marincola (Editor), Marincola John (Editor), Christopher Pelling (Editor), Pelling Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2010
• EAN: 9780199558681
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955868-1
• No. of pages: 420
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History; Latin, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Historiography, Historiography, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory