"eine höchst nützliche Sammlung von Arbeiten zu den verschiedensten Werken, in denen politische Handlungsträger über ihr eigenes Handeln schrieben. (...) Es ist ein sehr gutes Buch von Spezialisten über ein wenig beachtetes Thema, das für alle Interessierten, auch die Spezialisten, wichtig sein wird." Stefan Schorn in Historischen Zeitschrift 298/1, pp. 133-134
Political Autobiographies and Memoirs in Antiquity: A Brill Companion
by Gabriele MarascoThrough the examination of political autobiographies and memoirs, some preserved in their entirety, others known only from fragments, this book offers a fascinating picture of the way characters who stand out in history saw and represented themselves and their own political actions.See more details below
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Through the examination of political autobiographies and memoirs, some preserved in their entirety, others known only from fragments, this book offers a fascinating picture of the way characters who stand out in history saw and represented themselves and their own political actions.
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"This is a welcome volume on an important topic. A series of recent works on autobiography has reminded us of the significance of this genre of ancient literature, and has carried the debate forward from Misch and Momigliano.1 This volume is carefully curated to offer an overview of the subject from the Greek period to late antiquity, and is in effect a handbook on the subject, and better than anything else in existence." Christopher Smith in BMCR, 23.04.2012Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9789004182998
- Publisher:
- Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
- Publication date:
- 09/20/2011
- Series:
- Brill's Companions in Classical Studies Series
- Pages:
- 464
- Product dimensions:
- 6.60(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.20(d)
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