Herodotus and Hellenistic Culture
| Author | : Jessica Priestley |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2014-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199653096 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199653097 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (097 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Herodotus and Hellenistic Culture by : Jessica Priestley
Download or read book Herodotus and Hellenistic Culture written by Jessica Priestley and published by . This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Priestley explores some of the earliest ancient responses to Herodotus' Histories from the early and middle Hellenistic period. Through discussions of contemporary discourse relating to the Persian Wars, geography, literary style, and biography, it nuances our understanding of how ancient readers reacted to and appropriated the Histories.
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