Cambridge Companion to Herodotus Wiens John
Cambridge Companion to Herodotus Wiens John Popularly known as the 'Father of History', Herodotus is the first major prose writer in the history of Western literature whose work has survived in full.…
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Cambridge Companion to Herodotus Wiens John
Popularly known as the 'Father of History', Herodotus is the first major prose writer in the history of Western literature whose work has survived in full. Contributors to this volume analyze Herodotus' Histories and their influence. At a time when the ancient Greeks' knowledge of the past relied on orally transmitted memories, he was a pioneering historical practitioner who explored the interplay of myth and history and the role of narrative in history.
Taking a thematic approach, they explore the Histories and their context, techniques and themes, representation of the Greeks' relationships with foreigners and