About this title: Herodotus' Histories is the first major surviving prose work from antiquity. Its range of interests is immense, covering the whole of the known world and much beyond, and it culminates in a detailed account of the Persian Wars of the early fifth century BC. Moreover, recent research has shown that Herodotus is a sophisticated and at times even ironic narrator, and a pioneer and serious practitioner of historical research at a time when the Greeks' traditions about their past were still the fluid transmissions and memories of a largely oral society. This Companion provides a series of up-to ...
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780521830010ISBN:052183001X
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 9.21 by 1.1 inches. (397 pages) up-to-date introduction to the life and work of herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. in this companion an international team of scholars discusses herodotus' histories, the first major surviving prose work from antiquity, and explores their background, methodology and ideas. each chapter introduces the reader to the most up-to-date herodotean scholarsh1p, providing critical insights and a guide to further reading on the ... read more
Description: New. In this Companion an international team of scholars discusses Herodotus'Äô Histories, the first major surviving prose work from antiquity, and explores their background, methodology and ideas. Each chapter introduces the reader to the most up-to-date Herodotean scholarship, providing critical insights and a guide to further reading on the subject. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521830010ISBN:052183001X
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Description: New. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. Popularly known as the 'Father of History', Herodotus is the first major prose writer in the history of Western literature whose work has survived in full. At a time when the ancient Greeks' knowledge of the past relied on orally transmitted memories, he was a pioneering historical practitioner who explored the interplay of myth and history and the role of ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521830010ISBN:052183001X
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