Arnaldo Momigliano

Ancient History and the Antiquarian

Prijevod clanka Arnalda Momigliana, izvorno objavljenog 1950. u casopisu Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. Pregled povijesti antikvarnih studija od staroga vijeka do 19. stoljeca.

The Development of Greek Biography.

Tracing the growth of ancient biography from the 5th century to the 1st century BC, Arnaldo Momigliano asks useful 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 Momiglianos essay Second Thoughts on Greek Biography.