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...

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 Momigliano's essay "Second Thoughts on Greek Biography".

阿纳尔多•莫米利亚诺（Arnaldo Momigliano，1908—1987），西方20世纪古代史及古代史学史名家。1908年出生于意大利，二十年代加入都灵大学学习西方古代史，28岁成为教授。1938年莫米利亚诺因犹太人出身避难英国，留居伦敦国王学院任教直到1987年去世。莫米利亚诺是欧洲大陆古代史专业的代表人物，由于其后半生的经历而使其学术成果在英美国家广为传播，影响很大。