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The audiences of Herodotus : oral performance and the major battle narratives /

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 reflect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oliver, Ian (Classicist) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2025].
Subjects:
Herodotus > Technique.
Herodotus > Literary style.
Herodotus. > History.
Oratory, Ancient.
Audiences > Greece > History > To 1500.
Greece > History > Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. > Historiography.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xii, 185 pages : 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and index.
ISBN:9781666936209
1666936200