Tales of the Barbarians

Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West

AvGreg Woolf

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Del 2 i serien Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition

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Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman WestExplores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local expertsOffers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-01-07
Mått:163 x 236 x 19 mm
Vikt:422 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405160735

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Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul (1998), as well as the co-editor of Literacy and Power in the Ancient World (1994), and Rome the Cosmopolis (2003). In addition, Professor Woolf is editor of the Journal of Roman Studies and has written numerous articles on Roman history.

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"A work of fundamental importance for students of ancient ethnography. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 November 2011) "By contrast, Woolf has rendered the topic in crisp and elegant prose. This reviewer suspects that, like good ancient ethnography, Woolf's contribution will very soon take on a life of its own". (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 25 July 2011)

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Translations Used Introduction 1Chapter 1: Telling Tales on the Middle Ground 8Chapter 2: Explaining the Barbarians 32Chapter 3: Ethnography and Empire 59Chapter 4: Enduring Fictions? 89Notes 119References 146General Index 164Index of Main Passages Discussed 168