The particular difficulty on which the study of intrusive infinitives gives leverage has been well explained by immerwahr 5. It should be added that this is a very handsome book. Immerwahr, american philological association published for the american philological association chapel hill, n. The historical method of herodotus explores the intellectual habits and the literary principles of this pioneer writer of prose. Immerwahr unravels the structure and aims of herodotus. Thermopylae reads with a great deal of tension, emphasizing the stalwart. Immerwahr received a guggenheim fellowship to study at the american school of classical studies at athens in 1946. Lang, herodotean narrative and discourse cambridge, mass. Immerwahr, form and thought in herodotus apa monograph 23, 1966, 8188, 15461. Herodotus this collection the first of two volumes is dedicated to the historical component of the histories and includes important previously published essays, some translated into english for the first time, which discuss herodotus historical method, sources, narrative art, literary antecedents, i. Iglesiaszoido, the battle exhortation in ancient rhetoric, rhetorica 25 2007 141158, at 143. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dj is gream with green text on the front, spine and back.
Form and thought in herodotus volume 23 of philological monographs. He found a way to coordinate the often conflicting data of history, ethnology, and culture. Xerxes i of persia, son of darius i of persia, and king of persia, encounters pythius on his way to invade greece c. Cambyses according to herodotus encyclopaedia iranica. The paperback of the form and thought in herodotus by henry r. List of books and articles about herodotus online research. While the histories were occasionally criticized in antiquity, 41 modern historians and philosophers generally take a positive view.
Herodotus takes a fluid position between the artistic storyweaving of homer and the rational dataaccounting of later historians. Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. Heroditus article about heroditus by the free dictionary. Herodotus was the first writer in the west to conceive the value of creating a record of the recent past. Buy form and thought in herodotus by henry rudolph immerwahr, herodotus isbn.
A selective bibliography to herodotus items with an asterisk. Form and thought in herodotus american philological association philological monographs. Martial courage was the fundamental excellence of the spartans. Herodotus has 366 books on goodreads with 123699 ratings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. The commentary focuses on context, grammar, history, and narratology. Herodotus work later was divided into nine books by alexandrian scholars, each book being named after one of the nine muses. Conventions of form and thought in early greek epic poetry. The narrative of herodotus vii and the decree of themistocles at troezen. This book offers such a systematic treatment of herodotus speeches. Delphic oracle stories and the beginning of historiography. There are a number of works that deal with the developing art of historiography. Mar 27, 2018 please help us cover our server costs for this year. We are a nonprofit organization and we would rather spend the money on our mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide.
Immerwahr, form and thought in herodotus cleveland i966. I citations in herodotus are given according to the traditional books, chapters, and paragraphs, and, when this would seem useful to the reader, to the pagelines in hudes. Form and thought in herodotus american philological association philological monographs by henry r. White, herodotus starting point, phoenix 23 1969, 3948, thinks that croesus is an attractive figure for herodotus because he allows him to start in medias res and at a moment of transition. The representation of the other in the writing of history. The focus of the history is the story of the persian wars, but the extensive and richly detailed background information put greece in its proper historical perspective. Henry rudolph immerwahr born february 28, 1916, in breslau, germany now wroclaw, poland, died september 15, 20, in chapel hill, north carolina was a classicist known for his work on attic scripts and greek epigraphy the eldest son of kurt immerwahr and johanna freund immerwahr, he was educated at the university of florence 19341938. Immerwahr published for the american philological association chapel hill, n. Ethnographic and political discourse in the work of herodotus. Full text of geography and history in herodotus and in. Herodotus was the first writer to evaluate historical, geographical, and archaeological material critically. Donald lateiner argues, against the perception that. Herodotus article about herodotus by the free dictionary. He was married to the archaeologist sara anderson immerwahr.
Dj has wear and tears to head, tail, edges and corners, sunning to spine and edges, very minor marks on covers. Plataea emphasizes the contrast between the greek and persian hosts by describing the battle in terms of immediate counteractions and reversals. There was no herodotus before herodotus, and immerwahr 1966. Herodotus department of classics trinity college dublin. 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. Immerwahr, form and thought in herodotus cleveland 1966. In his youth, herodotus took part in the struggle against tyranny and was forced to leave halicarnassus after the system of tyrannical rule was established there. Immerwahr, form and thought in herodotus cleveland 1966 146. Herodotus and delphic traditions about croesus, bulletin of. Extracted from the tranactions of the american philologcal association vol. 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. Form and thought in herodotus leaf and stone books. He traveled along the coast of asia minor to the northern islands and to the shore of the black sea. Johnson, oral performance and the composition of herodotus histories, grbs 35.
In herodotus, divine necessity absent in thucydides refers to the predictable results of human wrongdoings more often than to a force constraining human choices. Prexaspes answered truthfully, mentioning the depraved alcoholism which the subjects associated with their king. Herodotus, histories, book iii the book includes the text, running vocabulary, and notes. Form and thought in herodotus hardcover january 1, 1966 by henry r. Find form and thought in herodotus american philological.
There is an excellent analysis of some of herodotus s material in james a. Herodotus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Herodotus depictions of battles particularly those in the greekpersian war have markedly different narrative structures. Form and thought in herodotus american philological association philological monographs immerwahr, henry r. Form and thought in herodotus by immerwahr, henry r. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. The principal theme of the history is the idea of the struggle of the greek world against that of the east. Immerwahr, form and thought in herodotus cleveland 1966 282 n. It is divided into nine books named for the muses a division made by a later editor. Immerwahr is also right in insisting on the primacy of military valor. White, herodotus starting point, phoenix 23 1969, 3948, thinks that croesus is an attractive figure. Scholarly, and slightly technical but not inaccessible. A selective bibliography to herodotus items with an. Widely referred to as the father of history first conferred by cicero, he was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically and critically, and then to.
Only scant knowledge of his life can be gleaned from his writings and from references to him by later writings, notably the suda. Immerwahr, form and thought in herodotus cleveland. Book has green cloth covers with gold text on the spine. Reading herodotus is a 2007 text which represented a departure in herodotean scholarship. Does not speak directly to herodotus, but important background on archaic. Marek wecowski 2004 journal of hellenic studies 124. John herington has developed a helpful metaphor for describing herodotuss dynamic position in the history. Cambyses asked prexaspes to tell him what the persians thought about the great king. This module explores the work of the fifthcentury bc greek historian herodotus, the first person to write history in the european tradition. Punishments and the conclusion of herodotus histories.
Lxxxvii, by immerwahr, henry r and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. If you cant find what you like please fill out our offline search form and we will search our offline inventory, other bookstores and book search services for you. Pythius is a lydian mentioned in book vii of herodotus histories, chh. Bc, greek historian, called the father of history, b. Ostwalds in thucydides 1988 provides a foundation for examining the more restricted application of these terms in herodotus 85 occurrences vs. Probably the most sober assessment of herodotus i know. Immerwahr, american philological association snippet view 1966. Form and thought in herodotus american philological. The fundamental commentary resource for the early books.
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