{"product_id":"truth-and-history-in-the-lisa-hau-9781138839403","title":"Truth and History in the Ancient World: Pluralising the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays investigates histories in the ancient world and the extent to which the producers and consumers of those histories believed them to be true. Ancient Greek historiographers repeatedly stressed the importance of truth to history; yet they also purported to believe in myth, distorted facts for nationalistic or moralizing purposes, and omitted events that modern audiences might consider crucial to a truthful account of the past. \u003ci\u003eTruth and History in the Ancient World \u003c\/i\u003eexplores a pluralistic concept of truth - one in which different versions of the same historical event can all be true - or different kinds of truths and modes of belief are contingent on culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with comparisons between historiography and aspects of belief in Greek tragedy, chapters include discussions of historiography through the works of Herodotus, Xenophon, and Ktesias, as well as Hellenistic and later historiography, material culture in Vitruvius, and Lucian's satire. Rather than investigate whether historiography incorporates elements of poetic, rhetorical, or narrative techniques to shape historical accounts, or whether cultural memory is flexible or manipulated, this volume examines pluralities of truth and belief within the ancient world - and consequences for our understanding of culture, ancient or otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Hau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113883940X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138839403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Lisa Hau","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086323560703,"sku":"9781138839403","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2215cd6a-67ff-44b8-9638-9d6ecad88a01.jpg?v=1769094034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truth-and-history-in-the-lisa-hau-9781138839403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}