Tragedy Authority & Trickery

Informationen zum Autor Ryan S. Olson earned his doctorate in classical languages and literatures from Oxford University and is an independent scholar working in philanthropy. Klappentext Based on author's doctoral thesis (University of Oxford! 2007): Josephus's use of letters. Zusammenfassung Arguing for the importance of the first-century historian Josephus to the study of classical and Hellenistic literature, Tragedy, Authority, and Trickery investigates letters in Josephus’ texts. The author breaks new ground by analyzing classical, Hellenistic, and Jewish texts’ use of letters, comparing those texts to Josephus’ narratives.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ryan S. Olson
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2006
• EAN: 9780674053373
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05337-3
• Serie: Hellenic Studies; Hellenic Studies; Hellenic Studies Series; Hellenic Studies (HUP)
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Capolavori fino al 1945; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia