The Resource Alexander the Great : the unique history of Quintus Curtius, Elizabeth Baynham
Alexander the Great : the unique history of Quintus Curtius, Elizabeth Baynham
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- Summary
- In recent years much attention has been given to evaluating the surviving ancient histories of Alexander and their own sources. In order to understand what any ancient historian preserved about Alexander, it is necessary to explore the historian's approach to the sources, his methods, his own attitude toward his subject, and the degree to which his own times may have influenced his attitudes. With a fresh approach Baynham examines these issues concerning Curtius' account of Alexander, which, until now, has received very little attention from Alexander historians. Starting from the view that Quintus Curtius lived in the first century A.D., Baynham explores Curtius' rhetorical, literary heritage, the influence of his predecessors, and the importance of style. Baynham highlights the disadvantages of sorting the Alexander historians according to their sources without making allowance for the authors' own adaptations, intentions, and literary backgrounds. And she also argues that Curtius' work, although episodic, was a carefully planned narrative, resting on the development of two themes - fortuna and regnum. This allows Curtius to explore a subtext of contemporary issues with implications for our understanding of imperial politics
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 237 p
- Contents
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- Contents: Abbreviations
- Introduction
- "Roman" Curtius
- Quintus Curtius' sources and his historical methods
- Fortuna
- Regnum in the First Pentad: Alexander and Darius
- Regnum in the Second Pentad: Alexander, king, general, and tyrant
- Appendix: the problem of Curtius' date and identity
- Bibliography
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780472108589
- Label
- Alexander the Great : the unique history of Quintus Curtius
- Title
- Alexander the Great
- Title remainder
- the unique history of Quintus Curtius
- Statement of responsibility
- Elizabeth Baynham
- Subject
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- Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C
- Alexandre, le Grand, 356-323 av. J.-C
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
- Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C
- Greece -- Kings and rulers | Biography
- Quinte-Curce, 1er siècle
- Generals -- Greece -- Biography
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In recent years much attention has been given to evaluating the surviving ancient histories of Alexander and their own sources. In order to understand what any ancient historian preserved about Alexander, it is necessary to explore the historian's approach to the sources, his methods, his own attitude toward his subject, and the degree to which his own times may have influenced his attitudes. With a fresh approach Baynham examines these issues concerning Curtius' account of Alexander, which, until now, has received very little attention from Alexander historians. Starting from the view that Quintus Curtius lived in the first century A.D., Baynham explores Curtius' rhetorical, literary heritage, the influence of his predecessors, and the importance of style. Baynham highlights the disadvantages of sorting the Alexander historians according to their sources without making allowance for the authors' own adaptations, intentions, and literary backgrounds. And she also argues that Curtius' work, although episodic, was a carefully planned narrative, resting on the development of two themes - fortuna and regnum. This allows Curtius to explore a subtext of contemporary issues with implications for our understanding of imperial politics
- Cataloging source
- DCC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Baynham, Elizabeth
- Government publication
- government publication level undetermined
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Generals
- Greece
- Greece
- Alexander
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Alexander
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Alexandre
- Quinte-Curce
- Label
- Alexander the Great : the unique history of Quintus Curtius, Elizabeth Baynham
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Contents: Abbreviations -- Introduction -- "Roman" Curtius -- Quintus Curtius' sources and his historical methods -- Fortuna -- Regnum in the First Pentad: Alexander and Darius -- Regnum in the Second Pentad: Alexander, king, general, and tyrant -- Appendix: the problem of Curtius' date and identity -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- 980098019713
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 237 p
- Isbn
- 9780472108589
- Lccn
- lc98019713
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Alexander the Great : the unique history of Quintus Curtius, Elizabeth Baynham
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Contents: Abbreviations -- Introduction -- "Roman" Curtius -- Quintus Curtius' sources and his historical methods -- Fortuna -- Regnum in the First Pentad: Alexander and Darius -- Regnum in the Second Pentad: Alexander, king, general, and tyrant -- Appendix: the problem of Curtius' date and identity -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- 980098019713
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 237 p
- Isbn
- 9780472108589
- Lccn
- lc98019713
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C
- Alexandre, le Grand, 356-323 av. J.-C
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
- Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C
- Greece -- Kings and rulers | Biography
- Quinte-Curce, 1er siècle
- Generals -- Greece -- Biography
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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