Literary Texts and the Greek Historian

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Psychology Press, 2000 - History - 338 pages
This original survey explores the ways in which non-historical texts as well as historical ones can be used to construct Greek historical accounts. It examines the fifth century authors Demosthenes, Lysias and Thucydides, as well as Greek tragedy and comedy.
 

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How far would they
44
Platnea 43127
61
Explanatory narrative
82
Thucydides speeches
111
approaching
123
Making comic sense
130
Aristophanes Acharnians 425
141
Tragedy and ideology
164
constructing gender
189
texts audiences truth
246
General index
325
Index of authors and texts
331
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