THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO HERODOTUS by Carolyn Dewald (Editor), John Marincola (Editor) ( 9780521830010 )

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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO HERODOTUS

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Carolyn Dewald (Editor), John Marincola (Editor)

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052183001X

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9780521830010

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 March, 2006

Series:

Cambridge Companions to Literature

Pages:

402

Description:

Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition.

Synopsis:

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, 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 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.

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Cambridge University Press

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