{"product_id":"tales-of-the-barbarians-isbn-9781405160735","title":"Tales of the Barbarians","description":"\u003ci\u003eTales of the Barbarians\u003c\/i\u003e traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh perspective by examining  passages from ancient writers in a new light\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslations Used vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Telling Tales on the Middle Ground 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Explaining the Barbarians 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Ethnography and Empire 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Enduring Fictions? 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Main Passages Discussed 168\u003c\/p\u003e  \"A work of fundamental importance for students of ancient ethnography. Summing Up: Essential. All levels\/libraries.\" (Choice, 1 November 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"By contrast, Woolf has rendered the topic in crisp and elegant prose. This reviewer suspects that, like good ancient ethnography, Woolf's contribution will very soon take on a life of its own\". (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 25 July 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGreg Woolf\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), as well as the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLiteracy and Power in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and \u003ci\u003eRome the Cosmopolis\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).  In addition, Professor Woolf is editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Roman Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and has written numerous articles on Roman history.  \u003ci\u003eTales of the Barbarians\u003c\/i\u003e traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic. Providing a fresh perspective on the topic by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light, Woolf explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts to establish a place for Celts and Spaniards, Africans and Britons in the classical world. The author also investigates the impact of Roman imperialism on those intellectual endeavours, the attempts to reconcile science and myth, and why ancient stereotypes have survived for ages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Making use of comparisons with modern empires and the voyages of exploration, Woolf offers fascinating new insights into the creation of the first national traditions of Western Europe.  \"Greg Woolf's wide-ranging and engaging study of ethnographic traditions about the \"barbarian\" west exposes the complex mixture of myth, stereotype, and information deriving from the interplay between inquirers and inhabitants and from the shifting circumstances that generated their creation and their transformation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErich Gruen, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Woolf dissects Greek and Roman ethnological accounts to give a voice to the otherwise silent people Rome conquered and analyses the role of myths in empire building.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Breeze, The University of Edinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990128410853,"sku":"NP9781405160735","price":95.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405160735.jpg?v=1761786622","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/tales-of-the-barbarians-isbn-9781405160735","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}