Discourses on the First Book of Herodotus
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1995
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-8226-3039-5 (ISBN)
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-8226-3039-5 (ISBN)
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This study explores the purpose behind Herodotus' writings. It reveals how, in the "History of the Persian Wars", he shaped his narrative to advise the troubled Greek world of his day. Focusing on Book One, this work examines the philosophical, literary and historical richness of the "History".
As scholars have observed and analyzed Herodotus's sophistication, the father of history has been recognized as a complex and profound moral historian. How would Herodotus's contemporaries have responded to his recounting of the past? And what enduring lessons does Herodotus have for us? James A. Arieti attempts to discover, as far as possible, Herodotus's purpose in writing, and reveals how in the History of the Persian Wars Herodotus shapes his narrative in order to advise the troubled Greek world of his day. Arieti's reading is an interpretive study, exploring the philosophical, literary, and historical richness of the history—in short, examining why it is a classic. Discourses on the First Book of Herodotus is an important work for historians, classicists, and philosophers.
As scholars have observed and analyzed Herodotus's sophistication, the father of history has been recognized as a complex and profound moral historian. How would Herodotus's contemporaries have responded to his recounting of the past? And what enduring lessons does Herodotus have for us? James A. Arieti attempts to discover, as far as possible, Herodotus's purpose in writing, and reveals how in the History of the Persian Wars Herodotus shapes his narrative in order to advise the troubled Greek world of his day. Arieti's reading is an interpretive study, exploring the philosophical, literary, and historical richness of the history—in short, examining why it is a classic. Discourses on the First Book of Herodotus is an important work for historians, classicists, and philosophers.
James A. Arieti is Graves Thompson Professor of Classics at Hampden-Sydney College. His previous books include Interpreting Plato: The Dialogue as Drama (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers) and a translation and commentary on Longinus's On the Sublime.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.9.1995 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8226-3039-7 / 0822630397 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8226-3039-5 / 9780822630395 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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