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The Appropriate Comment
Arthur John Pomeroy
其他書名
Death Notices in the Ancient Historians
出版P. Lang, 1991
主題Foreign Language Study / LatinForeign Language Study / Ancient LanguagesHistory / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Ancient / GreeceHistory / Ancient / RomeHistory / Europe / GreeceLiterary Criticism / Ancient & Classical
ISBN36314358279783631435823
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=bPAaAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The insertion of death notices for significant historical figures is a typical feature of ancient historical writing. This study investigates the subject matter of such obituaries and its connection with other memorials for the dead. In particular, it traces the use of various topoi in successive authors to shed light on their aims and methods. The individualism of major historians, such as Polybius, Livy, and Tacitus, becomes especially apparent when their efforts are contrasted with the mechanical application of commonplaces by lesser writers.