The Development of Greek Biography: Expanded Edition

Carl Newell Jackson Lectures

by Arnaldo Momigliano

Tracing the growth of ancient biography from the fifth century to the first century B.C., Arnaldo Momigliano asks fruitful questions about the origins and development of Greek biography. By clarifying the social and intellectual implications of the fact that the Greeks kept biography and autobiography distinct from historiography, he contributes to an understanding of a basic dichotomy in the Western tradition of historical writing. This classic study is now reissued with the addition of Momigliano's essay "Second Thoughts on Greek Biography."

Genres: History, Nonfiction

156 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 1972