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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jessica Priestley (Leventis Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bristol)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780199653096ISBN 10: 0199653097 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 13 February 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1: Biographical Traditions 2: The Great and the Marvellous 3: Herodotus and Hellenistic Geographies 4: The Persian Wars: new versions and new contexts 5: The Prose Homer of History Epilogue Appendix: Aristarchus' Commentary on Herodotus Bibliography IndexReviewsIn summary, this study not only provides new data ... but also focuses on authors and genres that are not normally studied in historiography. Professor Roberto Nicolai, Sehepunkte [translated from Italian] Herodotus and Hellenistic Culture steers readers toward a more radical model of Herodotean reception than prior scholarship has put forth. It will teach contemporary readers not only about Herodotus' ancient readers but also about Herodotus. Students of Herodotus should find the book a refreshing turn in Herodoteana, in which scholarly perspectives and tendencies long since honed and, in some cases, at risk of becoming 'unduly entrenched' find new life as they are directed toward less familiar texts. Bryant Kirkland, Bryn Mawr Classical Review In summary, this study not only provides new data [...] but also focuses on authors and genres that are not normally studied in historiography. sehepunkte Herodotus and Hellenistic Culture steers readers toward a more radical model of Herodotean reception than prior scholarship has put forth. It will teach contemporary readers not only about Herodotus' ancient readers but also about Herodotus. Students of Herodotus should find the book a refreshing turn in Herodoteana, in which scholarly perspectives and tendencies long since honed and, in some cases, at risk of becoming 'unduly entrenched' find new life as they are directed toward less familiar texts. Bryant Kirkland, Bryn Mawr Classical Review In summary, this study not only provides new data [...] but also focuses on authors and genres that are not normally studied in historiography. sehepunkte Author InformationJessica Priestley is a Leventis Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition, University of Bristol. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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