The Invention of Prose (New Surveys in the Classics)

Goldhill, Simon

Oxford University Press（2002/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 140 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780198525233
• DDC分類 888.010809

Full Description

The Invention of Prose investigates the extraordinary time in the Classical city of Athens when the genres of history, philosophy, rhetoric and science were first developed as disciplines. It looks at the cultural revolution that this new idea of prose betokens, and explores both how the different genres are formulated and what the implications of this new form of intellectual activity are for cultural history. The book is designed for a very broad audience, including undergraduates and schools. All Greek is translated, and there is a selective bibliography.

Contents

1. Introduction; 2. History: Authority through Narrative; 3. Rhetoric: the Authority of Self-presentation; 4. Philosophy and Science: the Authority of Argument; 5. Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHY: WORKS CITED; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX