£80.40

About as cheap as it gets — within 5% of the all-time low it hit 1 month ago.

£80 today · all-time low £80 (Sep 2026) · usually £80

Cambridge University Press The Greeks and their Past: Poetry, Oratory and History in the Fifth Century BCE

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 75 days · 75 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£109.00 £76.96 £83.95 £90.94 £97.93 £104.92 £111.91 26 July 2026 13 August 2026 01 September 2026 19 September 2026 08 October 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 16 day(s) ago - will refresh soon

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 75 days • 6 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
28 days · current 4 days 9 days 3 days 19 days 12 days 0 7 14 21 28 £80 £86 £91 £97 £108 £109 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £80 (28 days, 37.3%)

Price range: £80 - £109

Price levels: 6 different prices over 75 days

Description

Ancient Greeks remembered their past before the rise of historiography and after it poetry and oratory continued to serve commemorative functions. This book explores the field of literary memory in the fifth century BCE, juxtaposing the works of Herodotus and Thucydides with samples from epinician poetry, elegy, tragedy and oratory. Various socio-political contexts and narrative forms lent themselves to the expression of diverse attitudes towards the past. At the same time, a common gravitational centre can be observed which is distinct from modern ideas of history. As well as presenting a broad overview on memory in various genres, Professor Grethlein sheds new light on the rise of Greek historiography. He views Herodotus and Thucydides against the background of memory in poetry and oratory and thereby elucidates the tension between tradition and continuity in which the shaping of historiography as a genre took place.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
04 February 2010
Listed Since
11 May 2009

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

The Greeks and their Past: Poetry, Oratory And History In The Fifth Century Bce
99% match

The Greeks and their Past: Poetry, Oratory And History In The Fifth Century Bce

Cambridge University Press

£47.00 23 Sep 2026
Language and History in Ancient Greek Culture
97% match

Language and History in Ancient Greek Culture

University of Pennsylvania Press

£52.83 18 Sep 2026
Herodotus in Context: Ethnography, Science and the Art of Persuasion
97% match

Herodotus in Context: Ethnography, Science and the Art of Persuasion

Cambridge University Press

£94.00 08 Oct 2026
Herodotus and the Presocratics: Inquiry and Intellectual Culture in the Fifth Century BCE
97% match

Herodotus and the Presocratics: Inquiry and Intellectual Culture in the Fifth Century BCE

Cambridge University Press

£77.25 08 Sep 2026
Herodotus and Greek History - Routledge Revivals
97% match

Herodotus and Greek History - Routledge Revivals

Routledge

£145.00 09 Oct 2026
The Historian's Craft in the Age of Herodotus
97% match

The Historian's Craft in the Age of Herodotus

Oxford University Press

£72.42 11 Sep 2026
Herodotus and Greek History (Routledge Revivals)
96% match

Herodotus and Greek History (Routledge Revivals)

Routledge

£54.99 03 Oct 2026
Aspects of Greek History 750-323BC - Source-Based Approach
96% match

Aspects of Greek History 750-323BC - Source-Based Approach

Routledge

£137.92 05 Oct 2026
The Cambridge History of Classical Literature Philosophy, History and Oratory: Part 3, Philosophy, History, and Oratory: 01
96% match

The Cambridge History of Classical Literature Philosophy, History and Oratory: Part 3, Philosophy, History, and Oratory: 01

Cambridge University Press

£47.00 23 Sep 2026
The Greek Historians - Routledge Ancient History Book
96% match

The Greek Historians - Routledge Ancient History Book

Routledge

£151.26 09 Oct 2026
Oxford Rhetoric of the Past: Demosthenes and Aeschines Book
96% match

Oxford Rhetoric of the Past: Demosthenes and Aeschines Book

Oxford University Press

£105.84 18 Aug 2026
The Greek Historians
96% match

The Greek Historians

Routledge

£45.99 22 Sep 2026
A History of Greece: Volume 8 (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)
96% match

A History of Greece: Volume 8 (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)

Cambridge University Press

£55.00 26 Sep 2026
Herodotus and the Greek Poetic Tradition
96% match

Herodotus and the Greek Poetic Tradition

Cambridge University Press

£122.19 06 Oct 2026
Politics of Viewing in Xenophon’s Historical Narratives, The
96% match

Politics of Viewing in Xenophon’s Historical Narratives, The

Bloomsbury

£76.43 02 Oct 2026
The Greek World in the Fourth Century - Ancient History
96% match

The Greek World in the Fourth Century - Ancient History

Routledge

£150.02 06 Oct 2026
The History of Greece: Volume 5 (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)
96% match

The History of Greece: Volume 5 (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)

Cambridge University Press

£46.00 13 Oct 2026
Legacies of Ancient Greece in Contemporary Perspectives (Series in World History)
96% match

Legacies of Ancient Greece in Contemporary Perspectives (Series in World History)

£75.60 12 Oct 2026
Thucydides -- a violent teacher?: History and its representations
96% match

Thucydides -- a violent teacher?: History and its representations

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

£47.59 13 Oct 2026
A History Of Greece To 322 B.C.
96% match

A History Of Greece To 322 B.C.

Oxford University Press

£70.00 20 Aug 2026
Greek Historiography (Wiley Introductions to the Classical World)
96% match

Greek Historiography (Wiley Introductions to the Classical World)

Wiley

£48.40 22 Sep 2026
Cambridge Essays on Ancient Greek Literature and Culture
96% match

Cambridge Essays on Ancient Greek Literature and Culture

Cambridge University Press

£104.00 15 Aug 2026
Gestaltung und Funktion der Reden bei Herodot und Thukydides: 250 (Beiträge Zur Altertumskunde)
96% match

Gestaltung und Funktion der Reden bei Herodot und Thukydides: 250 (Beiträge Zur Altertumskunde)

De Gruyter

£198.85 19 Aug 2026
Historiographie in der Antike: 373 (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 373)
96% match

Historiographie in der Antike: 373 (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 373)

De Gruyter

£144.91 01 Oct 2026