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The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus
Carolyn Dewald
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus
Paperback. Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. Editor(s): Wiens, John; Marincola, John M.; Dewald, Carolyn. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 402 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 400 pages, 5 maps. Editor(s): Wiens, John; Marincola, John M.; Dewald, Carolyn. Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight: 624.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Cambridge Companions to Literature
Condition
New
Weight
576g
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521536837
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V9780521536837
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About Carolyn Dewald
Carolyn Dewald is Professor of History and Classics at Bard College, New York. She has written extensively on Herodotus, including the introduction and notes to Herodotus The Histories (translated by Robin Waterfield) (1998). Her other publications include Thucydides' War Narrative: A Structural Study (forthcoming). John Marincola is Professor of Classics at Florida State University. His previous publications include Authority ... Read more
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"The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus is am odel of its kind and its editors should be proud. We are all in their debt." - John Dillery, University of Virginia