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The Audiences Of Herodotus

Oral Performance And The Major Battle Narratives

by Ian Oliver
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Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC, January of 2025 ‧
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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.

The Audiences Of Herodotus

Oral Performance And The Major Battle Narratives

by Ian Oliver

Property Description
ISBN: 9781666936209
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Release Date: January of 2025
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 204
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > Ancient history
Books in English > History > History of Europe
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781666936209