TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dewald, Carolyn
TI  - The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus
SN  - 9780521830010
U1  - 938.03092 
PY  - 2006///
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - History
N1  - Popularly known as the 'Father of History', Herodotus is the first major prose writer in the history of Western literature whose work has survived in full. At a time when the ancient Greeks' knowledge of the past relied on orally transmitted memories, he was a pioneering historical practitioner who explored the interplay of myth and history and the role of narrative in history. Contributors to this volume analyze Herodotus' Histories and their influence. Taking a thematic approach, they explore the Histories and their context, techniques and themes, representation of the Greeks' relationships with foreigners and reception
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