Herodotus: Histories Book VI

Treats Herodotus' compelling narrative of the Battle of Marathon. Detailed commentary will aid both translation and literary and historical appreciation.

Sommario

Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The spirit of Marathon; 2. Architecture; 3. Kleomenes and impiety; 4. The qualities of book 6; 5. Language and dialect (by A. M. Bowie); 6. Text; ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿ ¿¿¿¿¿; Commentary; Works cited; Index of subjects; Index of Greek words and phrases.

Info autore

Simon Hornblower is Emeritus Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Oxford. He has written or edited numerous books, most recently Lykophron: Alexandra: Greek Text, Translation, Commentary and Introduction (2015), and he is the editor of Herodotus: Histories Book V (Cambridge, 2013) in the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series.Christopher Pelling is Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford. His books include commentaries on Plutarch's Life of Antony in the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series (1988) and on Plutarch's Life of Caesar (2011). Among his other publications are Literary Texts and the Greek Historian (2000), Plutarch and History (2002), and Twelve Voices from Ancient Greece and Rome (2012).

Riassunto

New text and full commentary for one of Herodotus' most varied books, covering the collapse of the Ionian Revolt and the glorious victory at Marathon, as well as court intrigue at Sparta, Kleomenes' grisly death, and Hippokleides' 'dancing away his marriage'. Suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and scholars.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon (All Souls College Hornblower, Simon (University of Oxford) Pelling Hornblower, Simon Pelling Hornblower
• Con la collaborazione di: Simon Hornblower (Editore), Simon (University of Oxford) Hornblower (Editore), Hornblower Simon (Editore), C. B. R. Pelling (Editore), Christopher Pelling (Editore), Christopher (University of Oxford) Pelling (Editore), Pelling Christopher (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.12.2017
• EAN: 9781107029347
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02934-7
• Pagine: 364
• Serie: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; Cambridge Greek and Latin Clas; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; European History, Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Persian Empire