Herodotus and Hellenistic culture : literary studies in the reception of the histories / Jessica Priestley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Priestley, Jessica, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herodotus. History.

Herodotus.

Herodotus--Criticism and interpretation.

History, Ancient--Historiography.

History, Ancient.

History.

Historiography.

Criticism and interpretation.

Greece--History--Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C--Historiography.

Greece.

Physical Description:

viii, 274 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

In a series of literary studies, Priestley explores some of the earliest ancient responses to Herodotus' 'Histories' through the extant written record of the early and middle Hellenistic period. Responses to the Histories were rich and varied, and the range of Hellenistic writers responding in different ways to Herodotus' work is in part a reflection of the 'Histories 'own broad scope. The 'Histories' remained relevant in this later age and continued to speak meaningfully to a broad range of readers long after Herodotus' death. This book explores a variety of discourses where Herodotus occupies an important place in the intellectual background, and, in particular, it draws attention to writers not usually categorized as historians in order to broaden our perspectives on Herodotus' cultural importance.

Contents:

1 Biographical Traditions 19

2 The Great and the Marvellous 51

3 Herodotus and Hellenistic Geographies 109

4 The Persian Wars: New Versions and New Contexts 157

5 The Prose Homer of History 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-255) and indexes.

Other Format:

Also available online: Priestley, Jessica. Herodotus and Hellenistic culture.

ISBN:

9780199653096

0199653097

OCLC:

844731313