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Herodotus: Volume 1 - Herodotus and the Narrative of the Past (Paperback)
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Herodotus: Volume 1 - Herodotus and the Narrative of the Past (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Readings in Classical Studies
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Herodotus' Histories is a fascinating account of the interactions
between the Greeks and their powerful Near-Eastern neighbours. In
it he explores the long-term causes for the Persian invasions of
Greece in the early fifth century BCE, a momentous event both for
the development of Greek civilization and for the beginnings of
historiography, and traces the rise of the Persians as rulers of a
large multi-ethnic empire whose lands and cultures are vividly
described. This first surviving history is a tapestry of brilliant
and entertaining narratives, but it also addresses profoundly
serious concerns, such as the advantages and failings of different
forms of government, the role of religion and morality in public
life, and encounters with different cultures. This collection - the
first of two volumes - is dedicated to the historical component of
the Histories and includes important previously published essays,
some translated into English for the first time, which discuss
Herodotus' historical method, sources, narrative art, literary
antecedents, intellectual background, and political ideology. The
introduction contains an account of Herodotus' life and times, as
well as a survey of recent scholarship designed as a guide for
contextualizing the selected articles according to the range of
approaches they represent.
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