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The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus

2006-06-08 Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus by : Carolyn Dewald

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus written by Carolyn Dewald. This book was released on 2006-06-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 about their past were still the fluid transmissions and memories of a largely oral society. This Companion provides a series of accessible chapters, written by distinguished scholars, illuminating many aspects of Herodotus' work: his skill in language and his narrative art; his intellectual preconceptions; his working methods and techniques; his attitude towards nature and the gods; his attitude towards foreign cultures and peoples; and his view of human life and human history.

The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus

2006-06-08 History
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Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus by : Carolyn Dewald

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus written by Carolyn Dewald. This book was released on 2006-06-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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. Contributors to this volume analyze Herodotus' Histories and their influence. Taking a thematic approach, they explore the Histories and their context, techniques and themes, representation of the Greeks' relationships with foreigners and reception.

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Historians

2009-09-24 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2009-09-24
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Historians by : Andrew Feldherr

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Historians written by Andrew Feldherr. This book was released on 2009-09-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to how the history of Rome was written in the ancient world, and its impact on later periods. It presents essays by an international team of scholars that aim both to orient non-specialist readers to the important concerns of the Roman historians and also to stimulate new research.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought

2009-04-27 Philosophy
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Release : 2009-04-27
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought by : Stephen Salkever

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought written by Stephen Salkever. This book was released on 2009-04-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought provides a guide to understanding the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political thought, from Homer through the Stoics and Epicureans. Composed of essays specially commissioned for this volume and written by leading scholars of classics, political science, and philosophy, the Companion brings these texts to life by analysing what they have to tell us about the problems of political life. Focusing on texts by Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle, among others, they examine perennial issues, including rights and virtues, democracy and the rule of law, community formation and maintenance, and the ways in which theorizing of several genres can and cannot assist political practice.

The Cambridge Companion to Horace

2007-02-08 History
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Release : 2007-02-08
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Horace by : Stephen Harrison

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Horace written by Stephen Harrison. This book was released on 2007-02-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horace is a central author in Latin literature. His work spans a wide range of genres, from iambus to satire, and odes to literary epistle, and he is just as much at home writing about love and wine as he is about philosophy and literary criticism. He also became a key literary figure in the regime of the Emperor Augustus. In this 2007 volume a superb international cast of contributors present a stimulating and accessible assessment of the poet, his work, its themes and its reception. This provides the orientation and coverage needed by non-specialists and students, but also suggests provoking perspectives from which specialists may benefit. Since the last general book on Horace was published half a century ago, there has been a sea-change in perceptions of his work and in the literary analysis of classical literature in general, and this territory is fully charted in this Companion.

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