The Appropriate Comment

Death Notices in the Ancient Historians

Arthur J. Pomeroy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 270 Seiten

1991
Lang, Peter Frankfurt (Verlag)
978-3-631-43582-3 (ISBN)

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The insertion of death notices for significant historical figures is a typical feature of ancient historical writing. This study investigates the subject matter of such obituaries and its connection with other memorials for the dead. In particular, it traces the use of various topoi in successive authors to shed light on their aims and methods. The individualism of major historians, such as Polybius, Livy, and Tacitus, becomes especially apparent when their efforts are contrasted with the mechanical application of commonplaces by lesser writers.

Contents: Obituaries in ancient historians - Use of topoi in classical historiography - Memorials for the dead in Greece and Rome - Attitudes to individuals in Polybius, Livy, Tacitus.

Verlagsort	Frankfurt
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Latein / Altgriechisch
ISBN-10	3-631-43582-7 / 3631435827
ISBN-13	978-3-631-43582-3 / 9783631435823
Zustand	Neuware