The Greeks and Their Histories: Myth, History, and Society

ISBN-13: 9781316519783 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 180 str.

Germany) Hans-Joachim (Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg

Opis

Argues that Greek communities used their histories to help shape political and social realities, with a lasting impact on historiography.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The locus of intentional history: reference-group – producers – media; 2. Greek myths as a history of the Greeks: motifs – forms – structures; 3. Greek historiography between past and present; 4. Greek historiography between fiction and fact; Concluding perspectives.