This book resituates the Histories' battle narratives within the context of Herodotus's participation in the mid-fifth-century culture of wisdom performance, arguing that the Salamis and Plataea narratives reflect the biases and ideologies of an Athenian audience, while Thermopylae reflects an audience gathered at the Pythian Festival.
This book resituates the Histories' battle narratives within the context of Herodotus's participation in the mid-fifth-century culture of wisdom performance, arguing that the Salamis and Plataea narratives reflect the biases and ideologies of an Athenian audience, while Thermopylae reflects an audience gathered at the Pythian Festival.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ian Oliver is senior term professor and head of classical languages at Regis University in Denver.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Epideixis and the Histories Chapter I: The Battle of Plataea: 8.133 - 9.70 Chapter II: The Other Greeks in Herodotus's Plataea Narrative Chapter III: The Battle of Salamis: 8.1 - 8.96 Chapter IV: Athenian Mainstays in the Salamis Narrative Chapter V: The Battle of Thermopylae: 7.172 - 7.233 Chapter VI: Herodotus and Epideixis at the Pythian Festival Conclusion: The Impact of Audience-Based Criticism References Appendix: Identifying Further Epideictic Material Bibliography About the Author
List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Epideixis and the Histories Chapter I: The Battle of Plataea: 8.133 - 9.70 Chapter II: The Other Greeks in Herodotus's Plataea Narrative Chapter III: The Battle of Salamis: 8.1 - 8.96 Chapter IV: Athenian Mainstays in the Salamis Narrative Chapter V: The Battle of Thermopylae: 7.172 - 7.233 Chapter VI: Herodotus and Epideixis at the Pythian Festival Conclusion: The Impact of Audience-Based Criticism References Appendix: Identifying Further Epideictic Material Bibliography About the Author
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