| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 378 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge collections online |
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Cambridge companions to literature |
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Cambridge collections online
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Cambridge companions to literature
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| Contents |
Herodotus and the poetry of the past / John Marincola -- Herodotus and his prose predecessors / Robert Fowler -- Herodotus and tragedy / Jasper Griffin -- The intellectual milieu of Herodotus / Rosalind Thomas -- Meta-historie ̄: method and genre in the Histories / Nino Luraghi -- The syntax of historie ̄: how Herodotus writes / Egbert Bakker -- Speech and narrative in the Histories / Christopher Pelling -- Herodotus, Sophocles and the woman who wanted her brother saved / Carolyn Dewald and Rachael Kitzinger -- Stories and storytelling in the Histories / Alan Griffiths -- Humour and danger in Herodotus / Carolyn Dewald -- Location and dislocation in Herodotus / Rachel Friedman -- Herodotus and the natural world / James Romm -- Herodotus and Greek religion / Scott Scullion -- Warfare in Herodotus / Lawrence Tritle -- Herodotus, political history and political thought / Sara Forsdyke -- Herodotus and the cities of mainland Greece / Philip Stadter -- An alternate world : Herodotus and Italy / Rosaria Vignolo Munson -- Herodotus and Persia / Michael Flower -- Herodotus and foreign lands / Tim Rood -- Herodotus' influence in antiquity / Simon Hornblower |
| Summary |
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-date and accessible chapters, written by distinguished scholars, illuminating many aspects of Herodotus' work: his skill in language and his narrative art; his intellectual preconceptions; his working methods and techniques; his attitude towards nature and the gods; his attitude towards foreign cultures and peoples; and his view of human life and human history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-346) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Herodotus -- Criticism and interpretation
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Herodotus. |
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Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
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Languages & Literatures.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dewald, Carolyn
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Marincola, John
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| LC no. |
2006297065 |
| ISBN |
052183001X |
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1139001043 (ebook) |
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9780521830010 |
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9781139001045 (ebook) |
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(pbk.) |
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(pbk.) |
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