Ancient Worlds in Perspective: Contextualizing Herodotus (Philippika, 150)

ISBN 10: 3447121335 / ISBN 13: 9783447121330

Edité par Harrassowitz Verlag, 2024

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• Titre: Ancient Worlds in Perspective: Contextualizing Herodotus (Philippika, 150)
• Éditeur: Harrassowitz Verlag
• Date de parution: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3447121335
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783447121330
• Reliure: hardcover
• État de l'article: New
• Type de livre: book

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This volume is a collection of papers presented at a workshop commemorating the 20th anniversary of Reinhold Bichler's monograph Herodots Welt. It convenes a group of international specialists discussing Herodotus' work from different perspectives. From the backdrop of ongoing scholarly debates, this volume seeks to offer a fresh look on the Histories. The various contributions present a nuanced portrayal of Herodotus as an author and the Histories as a literary cosmos, enhancing our comprehension of one of the most significant surviving texts from the Classical period. The topics cover a wide range of themes, including the structure of Herodotus' historiographical narrative, his responses to the politics of Athens as well as the Achaemenid Empire, and the reception of his work. Finally, Herodotus' description of the "world", his conceptual ideas on regions and human culture and also the ongoing problems of how to deal with the Histories as a historical source are central questions addressed in this volume.