The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus
(Part of the Cambridge Companions to Literature Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521536839
ISBN13:9780521536837
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:402 Pages
Weight:1.28 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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