Herodotus would have made his researches known to the larger world through oral recitations to a public crowd. This work has been summarized using the university of chicago edition transl. Being the second book of the famous history of herodotus london. According to these same logioi of the persians, herodotus goes on to say, it was the phoenicians who had once abducted a heroine named io from the greek city of argos and brought her to egypt 1. The histories also known as the history of herodotus is considered the founding work of history in western literature. He lived in the fifth century bc and was a contemporary of socrates. Gregory nagy, herodotus and the logioi of the persians. Herodotus has 366 books on goodreads with 124580 ratings. On the legacy of the histories by herodotus, historian barry s. Drawing on recent advances in the understanding or oral tradition, the author takes issue with a number of theories about herodotus historical thinking. It is written on paper and dates from some time before 1449, since an ownership inscription from that year is on f. Thalia the abovementioned amasis was the egyptian king against whom cambyses, son of cyrus, made his expedition.
Some comparison with john goulds herodotus london 1991 is. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Dust jacket faded with chips and tears all around edges. Woods, for example, in his edition of the first book published in 1873 gives a list of readings for the first and second books, in which he almost invariably prefers the authority. He is known for having written the book the histories greek. A major figure in greek history, he was the first historian known to have broken from homeric tradition to treat historical subjects as a method of investigation.
Book ii classic commentaries bristol classical press. July 20 this link contains a free pdf copy of herodotus book i. The house that jacob built herodotus maine lingo john gould\s hummingbirds. He traveled along the coast of asia minor to the northern islands and to the shore of the black sea. Drawing on recent advances in the understanding or oral tradition, the author takes issue with a number of theories about herodotus historical. The introduction in addition to containing the usual accounts of herodotus s life and times, an overview of his style and techniques as an authorhistorian, a very brief reckoning of the manuscripts, and an analysis of the major themes, characters, and events of book ix also includes a concise guide to herodotus s ionic dialect, giving. Herodotus as a story teller, he argues, does not preclude herodotus as a historian. Online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article.
Herodotus1, was written by john gould and appeared. Oct 30, 2009 bestselling author jeanne bendick takes us for another informativeand amusingjourney into places and events of long ago. The introduction in addition to containing the usual accounts of herodotuss life and times, an overview of his style and techniques as an authorhistorian, a very brief reckoning of the manuscripts, and an analysis of the major themes, characters, and events of book ix also includes a concise guide to herodotuss ionic dialect, giving. Numbers provided in square brackets or parentheses refer to the page numbers in this edition. This is a thoroghly enjoyable and entertaining book, a must read in the western canon. I also recommend the excellent introduction and the translation provided by david. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. But the fact is that they pervert history in order to claim relationship with the house of cyrus. Professor john gould, who has died aged 73, was h o wills professor of. Written from the 450s to the 420s bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, they serve as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known around the mediterranean and western asia at that time. Herodotus, who spent much of his life traveling, was one of the most erudite historians of his time.
A selective bibliography to herodotus items with an. John gould is the author of books such as tales from rhapsody home. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Books go search hello select your address todays deals best sellers customer service find a gift registry. Cambyses becomes king of the persian empire 530522 bc. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue.
The first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works 2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may lose their renown. Herodotus historians on historians by gould, john and a great selection of related books. Herodotus, in reporting the argumentation of the logioi of the persians about the hostilities between the hellenes on one side and the persians along with the phoenicians on the other side, speaks of these hostilities in terms of an opposition between europeans and asiatics 1. It is in part a gripping and much revered tale of colossal confrontation between freedomloving greekspeaking peoples the athenians, spartans, and others and the seemingly unstoppable forces of the persians. Here begins book iii of herodotus histories, being the continuation of the narative from book ii. This text brings new approaches to herodotus sources and to his methods of collecting information, to the logic of his narrative. First book of herodotus histories the british library. By contrast, as herodotus emphasizes, the greek version of the myth is different. It was not a chronicle, nor was it a local history. Herodotus historians on historians 11281989 john gould. This text brings new approaches to herodotus sources and to his methods of collecting information, to the logic of his narrative and to his understanding of human behaviour. Herodotus and the road to history, written in the first person, details the investigative journeys of herodotusa contemporary of the old testament prophet malachias he takes ship from greece and voyages to the limits of his own ancient world. Evans 1982 and this are the best two short introductions to herodotus. Structurally, the histories is subdivided into nine books, each of which is sometimes named after one.
He is simply one of the greatest storytellers who ever wrote. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary, 2nd ed. The fundamental commentary resource for the early books. Brings new approaches to herodotus sources and to his methods of collecting information, to the logic of his narrative and to his understanding of human behaviour. Romm has chosen to focus on the first four books of herodotus. List of people mentioned in herodotus, book one wikipedia.
Life of the greek historian herodotus of halicarnassos. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. College, london between 1922 and 1955, and the author of school text. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. John gould was a leading scholar of greek literature especially tragedy and religion, a. Herodotus as a story teller, he argues, does not preclude herodotus. His father, harold ernest gould, was a schoolmaster and the author, with j l. One of the wonderbooks of our civilization and deserves a place in every library or home. Herodotos declared subject, the persian wars, is itself herodotus own construct, embodied in the form of continuous narrative derived from a mass of local and family traditions that reach back far into the past and. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. In 1989 his herodotus, another instant classic, redefined what. After a short digression on thracian customs, herodotus tells us about megabazus conquest of thrace and the ensuing submission of eastern macedonia. Bryn mawr commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient greek and latin literature.
The histories, which is the oldest history book in western civilization, was completed around 425 b. In this eight volume collection on the persian wars, greek historian herodotus, the father of history, gives a cultured and firsthand examination of the ancient world surrounding the rise and rule of the persian empire alongside a concise history and cultural background of scythia and egypt. Our division of the histories in nine books goes back to an edition by scholars of the third century bce, working in the great library of alexandria. Books by herodotus sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Bc, greek historian, called the father of history, b. The histories was at some point divided into the nine books that appear in modern editions, conventionally named after the nine muses. Father of history, father of lies by david pipes it was in the early days of the peloponnesian war that herodotus completed his history and published it. Project gutenberg offers 61,565 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Historians on historians bcp paperback bcp paperback s. Herodotus became the first person we know of to see the past in new and fresh waysnot as a distant recess shrouded in legend and rumor, but as something that lies close at hand. Online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article herodotus. This text brings new approaches to herodotus sources and to his methods of collecting information.
We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Brings new approaches to herodotus sources and to his methods of collecting information, to the logic of his narrative and to his. Herodotus by john gould meet your next favorite book. List of books and articles about herodotus online research. Herodotus historians on historians 11281989 john gould on. John gould books biography and list of works author of tales. Clio these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from losing their due meed of glory. Herodotus presented his theme as recording the achievements of both our own greek and other peoples. In later centuries it made its way to the jesuit college in. This article presents a list of people whom herodotus c. Herodotus was a greek historian widely referred to as the father of history. Written in 440 bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in western asia, northern.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the history of herodotus. Cambyses, by the advice of a certain egyptian, who was angry with amasis for having torn him from his wife. It contains marginal notes in both greek and latin. Herodotus 1 greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. Herodotus account of the grecopersian wars was the only book he ever wrote. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Herodotus was an ancient greek historian who lived in the fifth century bc c. I have also heard another account, which i do not at all believe.
He has been called the father of history, and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a wellconstructed and. More interested in greek word order than in herodotus. There are strong indications that this is not the original division. An anthology of herodotean scholarship rosaria vignolo munson, ed. But herodotus was the first not only to record the past but also to treat it as a philosophical problem, or research project, that could yield knowledge of human behavior. This manuscript contains the first book of herodotus histories. Herodotus, widely known as the father of history, was also described by aristotle as amythologos, or taleteller. Rape of io by phoenician traders as persian version of.
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