Untertitel:
An Analysis of Plutarch's 'Life' and Arrian's 'Anabasis Alexandrou'
Herausgeber:
Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsdatum:
19.03.2012
Klappentext
This 1993 book attempts to analyse and evaluate in detail the sources of information that the ancient writers Plutarch and Arrian drew on.
Zusammenfassung
Plutarch and Arrian are the ancient writers who tell us most about Alexander the Great. This 1993 book is an attempt to analyse and evaluate in detail the sources of information they themselves drew on, a necessary first step to appreciating the value of their own accounts.
Inhalt
Preface; Abbreviations and select bibliography; Prolegomena; Part I. Plutarch's Sources for the Narrative Passages: 1. Alexander's origin, boyhood and relations with Philip; 2. Balkan campaign, sack of Thebes and landing in Asia; 3. The set battles in Asia; 4. Alexander and Darius; 5. Phoenicia, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Parthia; 6. Conspiracies and Callisthenes; 7. Bactria, India and Carmania; 8. Persia and Babylonia; 9. Attributions and deductions; Part II: 10. Plutarch's reflective passages and Alexander's personality; Part III. Arrian's Sources for the Anabasis Alexandrou: 11. The methodology of Arrian; 12. From Macedonia to the Tanaïs; 13. From the Tanaïs to the Indus valley; 14. Advance from Nysa and return to the Hydaspes; 15. From the Hydaspes to Persepolis; 16. The last year of Alexander's life; Part IV: 17. The personality of Arrian and his choice and use of sources; Index.
Leider konnten wir für diesen Artikel keine Preise ermitteln ...
billigbuch.ch sucht jetzt für Sie die besten Angebote ...
Die aktuellen Verkaufspreise von
6 Onlineshops werden
in Realtime abgefragt.
Sie können das gewünschte Produkt anschliessend direkt beim Anbieter Ihrer Wahl bestellen.
# |
Onlineshop |
Preis CHF |
Versand CHF |
Total CHF |
|
|
1 |
Seller |
0.00 |
0.00
|
0.00 |
|
|
Onlineshops ohne Resultate: