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The Mirror of Herodotus: The Representation of the Other in the Writing of History
François Hartog
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Paperback. Herodotus' great work is not only an account of the momentous historical conflict between the Greeks and the Persians but also the earliest sustained exploration in the West of the problem of cultural difference. This title asks fundamental questions about how Herodotus represented this difference. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 411 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Herodotus' great work is not only an account of the momentous historical conflict between the Greeks and the Persians but also the earliest sustained exploration in the West of the problem of cultural difference. Francois Hartog asks fundamental questions about how Herodotus represented this difference. How did he and his readers understand the customs and beliefs of those who were not Greek? How did the historian convince his readers that his account of other peoples was reliable? How is it possible to comprehend a way of life radically different from one's own? What are the linguistic, rhetorical, and philosophical means ... Read more
Herodotus' great work is not only an account of the momentous historical conflict between the Greeks and the Persians but also the earliest sustained exploration in the West of the problem of cultural difference. Francois Hartog asks fundamental questions about how Herodotus represented this difference. How did he and his readers understand the customs and beliefs of those who were not Greek? How did the historian convince his readers that his account of other peoples was reliable? How is it possible to comprehend a way of life radically different from one's own? What are the linguistic, rhetorical, and philosophical means ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
Series
The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics
Number of Pages
411
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520264236
SKU
V9780520264236
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