Reading Herodotus

Reading Herodotus

EnglishPaperback / softback
Hamel Debra
Johns Hopkins University Press
EAN: 9781421406565
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Debra Hamel's book is a lively introduction to "The History of the Persian Wars", Herodotus' account of Persia's expansion under four kings-Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes - and its eventual collision with the city - states of Greece. "The History" can be a long slog for modern readers, but it is full of salacious tales about sex, violent death, divine prophecies, and cannibals. Following the structure of the original work, Hamel leads the reader through a colorful tour of the central stories that compose The History. She highlights the more interesting and important parts of the story while providing readers who are new to "Herodotus" with the background information necessary to appreciate the author's wide-ranging subject matter. At once academic and cheeky, the experience of this book is like "Reading Herodotus" while simultaneously consulting a history of Greece and a scholarly commentary on the text.
EAN 9781421406565
ISBN 142140656X
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date November 10, 2012
Pages 360
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152 x 22
Country United States
Readership Tertiary Education
Authors Hamel Debra
Illustrations 9 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white