Usages of the past in Roman historiography

Usages of the past in Roman historiography / edited by Aske Damtoft Poulsen, Arne Jönsson.

"Usages of the Past in Roman Historiography contains 11 articles on how the Ancient Roman historians used, and manipulated, the past. What did they seek to accomplish by participating in its re-creation, what tools did they have at their disposal to do so, and which underlying conceptualisation...

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Main Author: Damtoft Poulsen, Aske (Author, Editor)
Corporate Author: Usages of the past in Roman historiography (Conference) Lund, Sweden)
Other Authors: Jönsson, Arne (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:Historiography of Rome and its empire ; v. 9.
Subjects:
Historians > Rome > Attitudes > Congresses.
Rome > Historiography > Congresses.
Rome > History > Errors, inventions, etc. > Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
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Summary:"Usages of the Past in Roman Historiography contains 11 articles on how the Ancient Roman historians used, and manipulated, the past. What did they seek to accomplish by participating in its re-creation, what tools did they have at their disposal to do so, and which underlying conceptualisations of history can we glimpse behind their efforts? Key themes include the impact of the transformation from Republic to Empire on the production of history, the nature of intertextuality in historical writing, and the frontiers between history and other literary genres. The volume, edited by Aske Damtoft Poulsen and Arne Jönsson, encompasses diverse approaches to the study of Roman history and historiography, with contributors from the UK, US, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, and Italy. Contributors are: Rhiannon Ash, Roberto Cristofoli, Aske Damtoft Poulsen, Kyle Khellaf, Christopher B. Krebs, Christina Shuttleworth Kraus, Anne-Marie Leander Touati, Rachel Lilley Love, Ulrike Roth, Kai Ruffing & Johan Vekselius"--
Item Description:These questions formed the backbone of a conference entitled "Usages of the Past in Roman Historiography", which took place at Lund University 11-12 January 2018--Preface.
Physical Description:xiii, 343 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004445024
9004445021
ISSN:2468-2314 ;

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