Fame and Infamy: Essays for Christopher Pelling on Characterization in Greek and Roman Biography and Historiography

Ash, Rhiannon (Editor)/ Mossman, Judith (Editor)/ Titchener, Frances B. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0199662320 / ISBN 13: 9780199662326

Published by Oxford Univ Pr, 2015

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1st edition. 488 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fame and Infamy: Essays for Christopher Pelling on Characterization in Greek and Roman Biography and Historiography
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199662320
• ISBN 13: 9780199662326
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.67 kilograms

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Synopsis

Fame and Infamy considers the central question of characterization within Greek and Roman historiography and biography from a fresh perspective, combining close readings of texts of individual authors and overarching exploration into questions of how and why characterization in the ancient world evolves in the ways that it does.

About the Author

Rhiannon Ash, Fellow and Tutor in Classics, University of Oxford,Judith Mossman, Professor of Classics, University of Nottingham,Frances B. Titchener

Rhiannon Ash is Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Merton College, Oxford University.

Judith Mossman is Professor of Classics at the University of Nottingham.

Frances B. Titchener is Professor of History at Utah State University.