by Arnaldo Momigliano (Author)
Traces the growth of ancient biography from the 5th century to the 1st century BC and includes the essay "Second Thoughts on Greek Biography". Momigliano clarifies the social and intellectual implications of the fact that the Greeks kept biography and autobiography distinct from historiography.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 156
Edition: Revised edition
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 04 May 1993
ISBN 10: 0674200411
ISBN 13: 9780674200418