Herodotean Soundings
Download or Read eBook Herodotean Soundings PDF written by Andreas Schwab and published by Narr Francke Attempto Verlag. This book was released on 2023-06-19 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Andreas Schwab |
| Publisher | : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 351 |
| Release | : 2023-06-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783823303916 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3823303910 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Herodotean Soundings by : Andreas Schwab
Book excerpt: This volume is dedicated to the logos of Cambyses at the beginning of Book 3 in Herodotus' Histories, one of the few sources on the Persian conquest of Egypt that has not yet been exhaustively explored in its complexity. The contributions of this volume deal with the motivations and narrative strategies behind Herodotus' characterization of the Persian king but also with the geopolitical background of Cambyses' conquest of Egypt as well as the reception of the Cambyses logos by later ancient authors. "Herodotean Soundings: The Cambyses Logos" exemplifies how a multidisciplinary approach can contribute significantly to a better understanding of a complex work such as Herodotus' Histories.
