Ancient Civilization - History, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, Ancient Greek Civilization & Influence, Greek Art (Ancient)- General & Miscellaneous, General Ancient History, General & Miscellaneous Ancient Literature - Literary Criticism
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Overview
No Greek writer ever attempted to describe or analyse the events of his own lifetime or of the immediate past until Herodotos and Thucydides in the fifth century. Our knowledge of Greece before 479 BC is dependent on the stories which the later Greeks told about their past and the indirect testimony of the material and poetic monuments of the archaic age. Greece in the Making shows how we can write the history of this period, and the insights which can be gained by doing so for our understanding of later periods of history. It goes beyond tradition and exploits the literature, art, and archaeology of the period. Richly illustrated, this book makes much new information readily accessible and puts the reader in touch with the latest scholarship on the subject.Editorials
Booknews
Rather than starting with the traditional beginning of Greek history in 776 BC, Osborne (Corpus Christi College, Oxford) begins with the twelfth through ninth century, a period often neglected by histories of archaic Greece. He shows how history can be written for this period, going beyond tradition and exploiting the literature, art, and archeology of the period. In the process, he presents new information and recent references to the latest scholarship. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
October 22, 1996
Publisher
Routledge
Pages
408
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780415035828