Heroes In Herodotus

Author : Elizabeth Vandiver
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035209761

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Heroes in Herodotus by Elizabeth Vandiver Pdf

This examination of Herodotus' references to mythological heroes reveals new aspects of his historiography and of his literary technique. In the development of Greek prose, Herodotus lies between the early logographers and later historians, thematically and stylistically as well as chronologically. His use of heroes exemplifies the intermediate nature of his work. As historiographical data, the heroes serve as chronological reference points, provide aetiologies for families and cities, and explain later customs and courses of action. As literary devices, the heroes operate as symbolic elements that stress important points in the text, place foreign countries within a comprehensible context, and contribute to the characterization of individuals such as Leonidas, Demaratus, and Xerxes.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521736466

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A World of Heroes by Homer Pdf

A reader for intermediate students of ancient Greek, introducing three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles.

Author : Homer,Joint Association of Classical Teachers,Herodotus,Sophocles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1979-10-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521224624

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Reading Greek: A World of Heroes by Homer,Joint Association of Classical Teachers,Herodotus,Sophocles Pdf

A World of Heroes is designed to take students on from Reading Greek, giving them a graded introduction to Ancient Greece's most important authors.

Author : Herodotus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017681093

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Reges et Heroes; or, Kings and Heroes of Greece and the East: a selection of tales from Herodotus. With notes for the use of schools. By E. St. J. Parry by Herodotus Pdf

Author : Homer,Herodotus,Sophocles,Joint Association of Classical Teachers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Greek language
ISBN : OCLC:31967745

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A World of Heroes by Homer,Herodotus,Sophocles,Joint Association of Classical Teachers Pdf

Author : John Marincola
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 019922501X

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Greek Historians by John Marincola Pdf

This survey of more recent work on Herodotus, Thucydides and Polybius synthesises some of the most important research from the last few decades.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Greek language
ISBN : OCLC:31967745

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A World of Heroes by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jon D. Mikalson
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0807827983

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Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Wars by Jon D. Mikalson Pdf

The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece on a large scale. Using the Histories of Herodotu

Author : , Emily Baragwanath,Mathieu de Bakker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199693979

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Myth, Truth, and Narrative in Herodotus by , Emily Baragwanath,Mathieu de Bakker Pdf

This volume brings together 13 original articles which review, re-establish, and rehabilitate the origins, forms, and functions of the mythological elements that are found in the narratives of Herodotus' Histories.

Author : Gregory Nagy
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780674244191

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The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours by Gregory Nagy Pdf

What does it mean to be a hero? The ancient Greeks who gave us Achilles and Odysseus had a very different understanding of the term than we do today. Based on the legendary Harvard course that Gregory Nagy has taught for well over thirty years, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours explores the roots of Western civilization and offers a masterclass in classical Greek literature. We meet the epic heroes of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, but Nagy also considers the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the songs of Sappho and Pindar, and the dialogues of Plato. Herodotus once said that to read Homer was to be a civilized person. To discover Nagy’s Homer is to be twice civilized. “Fascinating, often ingenious... A valuable synthesis of research finessed over thirty years.” —Times Literary Supplement “Nagy exuberantly reminds his readers that heroes—mortal strivers against fate, against monsters, and...against death itself—form the heart of Greek literature... [He brings] in every variation on the Greek hero, from the wily Theseus to the brawny Hercules to the ‘monolithic’ Achilles to the valiantly conflicted Oedipus.” —Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly

Author : Herodotus
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681462967

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The Histories Book 7: Polymnia by Herodotus Pdf

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. The Histories-his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced-is a record of his "inquiry", being an investigation of the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars and including a wealth of geographical and ethnographical information. The Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, respectively.

Author : Herodotus
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354762509

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The History of Herodotus, Volume 4 by Herodotus Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Greece
ISBN : HARVARD:AH6DT7

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The Life of Herodotus by Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann Pdf

Author : Herodotus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0521596505

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Herodotus: Histories Book IX by Herodotus Pdf

Book IX of Herodotus' Histories provides the conclusion and climax to his work, as the victories at Plataea and Mycale complete the improbable Greek victory over Persia. The major themes of the work are all here echoed, modified, and revisited, and Book IX is thus essential for exploring its meaning (or range of possible meanings). This commentary, the first in English devoted solely to Book IX in over a century, treats Herodotus' work as both an historical narrative and a work of literature, incorporating the results of recent scholarly work in the fields of Greek history and historiography. It contains a Greek text together with detailed philological, literary, and historical notes designed to assist the intermediate and advanced Greek student. It will also be of use to graduate students and scholars.

Author : Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1139194291

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World of Heroes by Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course Pdf