The Greeks and Their Past: Poetry, Oratory and History in the Fifth Century BCE by Jonas Grethlein

The Greeks and Their Past: Poetry, Oratory and History in the Fifth Century BCE

Jonas Grethlein

364 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

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Ancient Greeks remembered their past before the rise of historiography and after it poetry and oratory continued to serve commemorative functions. This book explores the field of literary memory in the fifth century BCE, juxtaposing the works of H...

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