Prologues to Ancient and Medieval History : A Reader / Justin Lake.

The purpose of a prologue in the ancient and medieval world was to define the subject of the work, explain the author's motives and methodology, and obtain the reader's approval of his position. This volume brings together for the first time the most important historical prologues of the E...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Other Authors:	Lake, Justin (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Series:	Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures ; 17
Subjects:	History, Ancient > Textbooks. History, Ancient > Historiography. Middle Ages > Textbooks. Middle Ages > Historiography. Prologues and epilogues. History, Ancient History, Ancient > Historiography Middle Ages Middle Ages > Historiography Prologues and epilogues Textbooks