literary studies in the reception of the histories /
First Statement of Responsibility
Jessica Priestley
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
First edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 274 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-255) and indexes
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Herodotus and Hellenistic culture.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Herodotus-- Criticism and interpretation
Herodotus., History
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
History, Ancient-- Historiography
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Greece, History, Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C., Historiography