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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Emily Baragwanath (Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, University of North Carolina) , Mathieu de Bakker (University Lecturer in Ancient Greek, University of Amsterdam)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9780199693979ISBN 10: 0199693978 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 06 September 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , 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 ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Part I: From Myth to Historical Method 1: Carolyn Dewald: Myth and Legend in Herodotus' First Book 2: Suzanne Saïd: Herodotus and the 'Myth' of the Trojan War 3: Mathieu de Bakker: Herodotus' Proteus: Myth, History, Inquiry and Storytelling 4: Irene de Jong: The Helen logos and Herodotus' Fingerprint 5: Elizabeth Vandiver: 'Strangers are from Zeus': Homeric Xenia at the Courts of Proteus and Croesus 6: Vivienne J. Gray: Herodotus on Melampus Part II: Myth and History 7: Rosaria V. Munson: Herodotus and the Heroic Age: The Case of Minos 8: Charles C. Chiasson: Myth and Truth in Herodotus' Cyrus Logos 9: Rosalind Thomas: Herodotus and Eastern Myths and Logoi: Deioces the Mede and Pythius the Lydian 10: Pietro Vannicelli: The Mythical Origins of the Medes and the Persians 11: Angus M. Bowie: Mythology and the Expedition of Xerxes 12: Emily Baragwanath: Returning to Troy: Herodotus and the Mythic Discourse of his Own Time References General Index Index LocorumReviewssharp, readable analyses ... Essential. P.M. Green, CHOICE sharp, readable analyses ... Essential. P.M. Green, CHOICE rich and multifaceted ... the contributions are well-argued and present new and exciting readings of these important mythic narratives in Herodotus' Histories. Andreas Schwab, Hermathena Author InformationEmily Baragwanath is Assistant Professor in the Classics Department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on the literary techniques employed by the Greek historians in their construction of historical narratives. Her first book, Motivation and Narrative in Herodotus (Oxford University Press, 2008), won Oxford's Conington Prize and the CAMWS Outstanding Publication Award. At present she is working on the Athenian author Xenophon. Mathieu de Bakker is University Lecturer in ancient Greek at the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on Greek historiography and oratory, and he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Greek language, literature, linguistics, and epigraphy. In 2009 he received the lecturer of the year award from his university. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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