Shaping the Canons of Ancient Greek Historiography : : Imitation, Classicism, and Literary Criticism / / Ivan Matijašić.

The main focus of this book is the ancient formation and development of the canons of Greek historiography. It takes a fresh look on the modern debate on canonical literature and deals with Greek historiographical traditions in the works of ancient rhetors and literary critics. Writings on historiog...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2018 Part 1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Beiträge zur Altertumskunde , 359
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 293 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations and Translations
  • Introduction
  • 1 .Ancient Literary Canons from Antiquity to the Present Day
  • 2. Cicero, History-Writing, and Canonical Greek Historians
  • 3 .Shaping the Canons: Dionysius’ Critical Essays
  • 4. In the Wake of Classicism: Dionysius, Rome, and Classical Athens
  • 5. Canons Βefore the Canon: From Athens to Alexandria
  • 6. Greek Historians in the Classroom: Literary Critics and Progymnasmata
  • 7. From Dio Chrysostom to Late Antiquity: A Diachronic Analysis of the Canons of Greek Historiography
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Names and Subjects
  • Selective index of Greek terms
  • Index locorum