The Limits of Ancient Biography

The Limits of Ancient Biography
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Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
Total Pages : 465
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ISBN-10 : 9781910589489
ISBN-13 : 1910589489
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Book Synopsis The Limits of Ancient Biography by : Brian McGing

Download or read book The Limits of Ancient Biography written by Brian McGing and published by Classical Press of Wales. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The genre of biography in the ancient world is interestingly diverse and permeable and deserves intensive study, bearing as it does on ideas of characterization and the individual. This volume considers both the form and the content of biography across the ancient world, and is particularly interested in the frontiers with other related genres, such as history. The papers range from the Old Testament to the Arab world, from the New Testament to the Lives of Saints, from the classic Greek and Roman biographers to less well known practitioners of the art.


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