Thucydides and Herodotus
Donald Lateiner editor Edith Foster editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:3rd May '12
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This edited collection looks at two of the most important ancient Greek historians living in the 5th Century BCE who are considered to be the founders of the western tradition of historiography. Thucydides and Herodotus examines the relevant relationship between these historians which is considered, especially nowadays, by historians and philologists to be more significant than previously realized. The volume includes an introduction by the editors which addresses our changing view of how the historians relate to one another, and twelve papers written by leading experts in the field of ancient history and philology. Nine of the papers discuss either comprehensive issues pertaining to the historians' relationship or their common themes and practices, while three further papers discuss the ancient reception of Herodotus and Thucydides and investigate the historians' debt to Homer.
All the contributions present a very high level of learning and understanding of the texts ... The book succeeds in throwing a fresh light on old problems and is a valuable addition to modern scholarship. * Pavel Nyvlt, Listy Filologicke *
a timely collection ... Foster and Lateiner can be congratulated for assembling a lucid series of discussions by both experienced and younger hands on the two historians' combined debt to epic, on shared themes and techniques, and on their reception by writers later in antiquity. * Tim Rood, Times Literary SupplementCHOICE *
an edited volume of the best sort, originating from and maintaining a clear purpose while allowing individual voices to be heard. The essays are generally of a high quality and reflect the richness of these two foundational texts. Students of Herodotus, Thucydides, and ancient historiography will read them with benefit and pleasure. * Christopher Baron, Exemplaria Classica *
ISBN: 9780199593262
Dimensions: 221mm x 146mm x 28mm
Weight: 638g
414 pages