10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HERODOTUS»
Discover the use of
Herodotus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Herodotus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Commentary on
Herodotus
Reprint. Originally published in hardback in 2007.
David Asheri, Alan Lloyd, Aldo Corcella, 2011
2
Reading
Herodotus: A Study of the Logoi in Book 5 of ...
This collection of twelve essays by internationally renowned scholars represents an important contribution to scholarship on Herodotus and will serve as an essential research tool for all those interested in Book 5 of the Histories, the ...
Elizabeth Irwin, Emily Greenwood, 2007
There has been much discussion on the following questions in connection with
the life of Herodotus. (I). Did Herodotus give a public recitation of any portion of
his writings at Olympia or elsewhere? According to the well-known story told by ...
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Herodotus.
James Allan Stewart Evans, 1982
5
The Mirror of
Herodotus: The Representation of the Other in ...
"The best book to come out on Herodotus in years."--G. E. R. Lloyd, King's College Cambridge
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ryszard Kapuscinski, 2009
Herodotus, widely known as the father of history, was not only a historian but also amaster story-teller, argues the author of this insightful book.
8
The Cambridge Companion to
Herodotus
Herodotus' Histories is the first major surviving prose work from antiquity.
Carolyn Dewald, John Marincola, 2006
9
The Historical Method of
Herodotus
Despite these apparent biases, he argues, the text's intellectual and moral preferences present a generally cool and detached account from which an authorial personality rarely emerges.
10
Thucydides and
Herodotus
Thucydides and Herodotus is an edited collection which looks at two of the most important ancient Greek historians living in the 5th Century BCE.
Edith Foster, Donald Lateiner, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HERODOTUS»
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Herodotus is used in the context of the following news items.
East End Wine Country Highlights: Vineyards & Wineries
Duck Walk Vineyards founder Dr. Herodotus “Dan” Damianos helped kick-start the winemaking industry on Long Island in the early 1980s. «Dan's Papers, Jul 15»
The greatest thing to happen to planet earth is - Christianity or …
While they were content with explaining their past by relying on myths, legends, fables, tales and other oral traditions, Herodotus and other ... «News24, Jul 15»
You Don't Know Scheiße About History
“I, Herodotus of Halicarnassus, am here setting forth my history, that time may not draw the color from what man has brought into being, nor ... «Talk Radio News Service, Jul 15»
A Short Guide to the Good Life
Excepting a few dated formalities of language — and the fact that attributions were given to the likes of Spinoza and Herodotus! — this book ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
50 Christian saviors of Jews honored in Warsaw
... Durko, a retired historian who turned 100 in February and who recently finished reading the ancient Greek historian Herodotus for pleasure. «World Jewish Congress, Jul 15»
Aged Poles feted for rescuing Jews
... finished reading the ancient Greek historian Herodotus for pleasure. During the war, he and his wife hid 20 Jews who fled the Warsaw ghetto. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
Aatish Taseer Talks Sanskrit, The Dangerous Power Of English, And …
The one thing that there's no literary equivalent of is, like, the Chinese Annals or the Arab Histories or Tacitus or Herodotus. There's no history ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Best holiday reads 2015 | Books | The Guardian
... and Histories by Herodotus (Penguin £9.99), a classical classic I've never read from cover to cover. Poems, spectral tales and the beginnings ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5 Most Powerful Navies of All Time
The Greek Navy recounted by Herodotus is nowhere near as powerful as the U.S. Navy of Samuel Eliot Morison. Both made a sizable ... «The National Interest Online, Jul 15»
Dispute over Alexander's inheritance
Herodotus, writing in the 5th century BC, was convinced “that these Macedonians ... are Hellenes as they themselves say”. But his phrasing ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
