1st Edition
Herodotos the Historian (Routledge Revivals) His Problems, Methods and Originality
By K. H. Waters
Copyright 1985
208 Pages
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Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
209 Pages
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Routledge
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The work of Herodotos of Halikarnassos, ‘the father of history’, differs in many ways from that of modern historians, and it poses special problems to the student.
Herodotos’ history of the Persian Wars, written in the second half of the fifth century BC, was both the first attempt at a comprehensive history and the first lengthy prose narrative in the Western cultural tradition. There was an... Read more
Foreword; Abbreviations; ‘Life’ of Herodotus 1. Introduction 2. The Intellectual Background 3. The Education of a Historian 4. Selection of Subject-Matter 5. Structure of the History 6. The Herodotean Narrative 7. Sources of Information 8. Religious and Moral Attitudes 9. Herodotean Prejudices 10. The Importance of Individuals: Characterisation 11. Strengths and Weaknesses 12. The Writer and the Historian; Select Bibliography; Index
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K.H. Waters
