Jennifer Roberts introduces the background and writing of the 5th century Greek thinker and researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who invented the genre of historical investigation. She discusses all aspects of his work, including his fascination with his origins; his travels; his interest in seeing the world; and the recurring themes of his work. INDICE: Introduction; 1: The world of Herodotus; 2: Origins and the historian; 3: Greeks and Persians at war; 4: Herodotus as Ethnographer; 5: Women in history, women in the histories; 6: Herodotus and the divine; 7: Herodotus as storyteller; 8: Herodotus as historian
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957599-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 144
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés