The Muse of History: The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present, by Oswyn Murray It is conventional for historians to spend their retirement writing about their life, their institution or their discipline. Oswyn Murray has done all thre

S.I. Rubinstein reviews 'The Muse of History: The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present', by Oswyn Murray

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Unpicking imperial history Historians of the British Empire are engaged in an often ill-tempered war of words that reveals more about the certainties of contemporary moral mores than it does about the past itself.

Please forgive my delayed response: I tend to stay on the other site. You will see that I say that Liburd, not you, implicitly laud Andrews. For more of my thoughts on your book, & Liburd's contribution in particular, see my review: engelsbergideas.com/reviews/unpi...

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