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  • Published: 26 February 2018
  • ISBN: 9780141393575
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 672
  • RRP: $38.00
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On Writing History from Herodotus to Herodian




What is history and how should it be written? This important new anthology contains all the seminal texts that relate to the writing of history in the ancient world

The study of history was invented in the ancient world. Treading uncharted waters, writers such as Plutarch and Lucian grappled with big questions such as how history should be written, how it differs from poetry and oratory, and what its purpose really is. This book includes complete essays by Dionysius, Plutarch and Lucian, as well as shorter pieces by Pliny the Younger, Cicero and others, and will be an essential resource for anyone studying history and the ancient world.

Runner-up in the 13th Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Scholarly Study of Literature.

"an excellent tool for the study of ancient historiography at all levels, and it is bound to become a standard point of reference in the future" Bryn Mawr Classical Review

  • Published: 26 February 2018
  • ISBN: 9780141393575
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 672
  • RRP: $38.00
Categories:

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Praise for On Writing History from Herodotus to Herodian

an excellent tool for the study of ancient historiography at all levels, and it is bound to become a standard point of reference in the future

Lisa Irene Hau, Bryn Mawr Classical Review