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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO HERODOTUS
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| By: |
Carolyn Dewald (Editor), John Marincola (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£77.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
052183001X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521830010 |
| Publisher: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
5 maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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