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

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

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Like every society, the Greek communities needed a unifying concept of their past, an 'intentional history'. In direct interaction with poets, they formed an aesthetic network in which myths were considered as historical events. This volume considers how Greeks' histories were consciously employed t...

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Product ID:	9781316519783
Product Form:	Hardback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Series:	Classical Scholarship in Translation
Title:	The Greeks and Their Histories
Subtitle:	Myth, History, and Society
Authors:	Author: Hans-Joachim Gehrke, Raymond Geuss
Page Count:	180
Subjects:	Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Historiography, Ancient history, Historiography, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient Greece
Description:	Like every society, the Greek communities needed a unifying concept of their past, an 'intentional history'. In direct interaction with poets, they formed an aesthetic network in which myths were considered as historical events. This volume considers how Greeks' histories were consciously employed to help shape political and social realities.
Imprint Name:	Cambridge University Press
Publisher Name:	Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2022-12-15

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Weight	446 g
Dimensions	156 × 237 × 16 mm