{"product_id":"the-herodotus-encyclopedia-3-volume-set-isbn-9781118689646","title":"The Herodotus Encyclopedia, 3 Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a comprehensive gateway to Herodotus' Histories, the story they tell, and the world in which they were written\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first work of its kind, this book offers students and faculty of all levels an easy-to-use, up-to-date reference tool on Herodotus of Halicarnassus (the \"Father of History\") and provides Herodotean scholars with a collection of important strands of recent work. Topics include the debt of Greek historical writing to epic poetry (and other genres); narratological analysis of the text; Herodotus' position vis-à-vis his predecessors and contemporaries; his use of sources; his notion of Greekness; and the growing body of Persian and other Near Eastern evidence for sixth- and fifth century events.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpanning three volumes, \u003ci\u003eThe Herodotus Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the current state of knowledge and understanding of Herodotus’ work, and discusses past, current, and emerging approaches to the text. Featuring contributions from an international team of more than 150 scholars, it offers more than 2,500 entries which cover the individuals, peoples, and places Herodotus names in his Histories; the composition and central themes in his work; and the historical, social, intellectual, and literary context of the period. Many entries also explore the text's scholarship and reception from antiquity up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers entries for every proper name, group, and region mentioned in Herodotus' Histories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides discussions of the history of Herodotean studies and scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the historical and cultural contexts within which Herodotus wrote and lived\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the reception of Herodotus during antiquity and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates the methods and findings of several different disciplines in the humanities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures maps and illustrations, a user guide, an index, and full bibliographical information in each entry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Herodotus Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable text for scholars in classics and related fields, instructors who cover Herodotus or Greek history in their courses, research libraries, and students of ancient Greek history and literature.\u003c\/p\u003eEine umfassende Enzyklopädie zu den Historien Herodots: Was erzählen die Geschichten? Welche Zeit spiegeln sie wider?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Diese einzigartige Enzyklopädie ist ein aktuelles Referenzwerk für Studenten und Dozenten zu Herodot von Halikarnassos, dem Vater der Geschichtsschreibung. Historiker und Wissenschaftler erfahren darüber hinaus Wichtiges zu jüngsten Abhandlungen. Die Inhalte beleuchten die historischen Schriften Griechenlands und deren Beitrag zur Heldendichtung (und zu weiteren literarischen Genres) und befassen sich mit der narratologischen Analyse der Texte, die Position Herodots zu seinen Vorgängern und Zeitgenossen, seiner Verwendung von Quellen, seiner Auffassung des Griechischen und den wachsenden Nachweisen zu Ereignissen des sechsten und fünften Jahrhunderts aus Quellen Persiens und des Nahen Ostens.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Herodotus Encyclopedia in drei Bänden untersucht den aktuellen Erkenntnisstand zu Herodots Werk und erörtert die früheren, heutigen und neuen Ansätze in der Betrachtung seiner Geschichtsschreibung. Eine internationale Gruppe von mehr als 150 Wissenschaftlern behandelt in über 2.500 Einträgen Persönlichkeiten, Gruppen und Orte, die Herodot in seinen Historien beschreibt, die Struktur und zentralen Themen seines Werks sowie die sozialen, intellektuellen und literarischen Zusammenhänge der Zeit. Viele Einträge beschäftigen sich auch mit der wissenschaftlichen Einordnung des Werks, von der Antike bis zur heutigen Zeit.\u003cbr\u003e - Bietet Einträge zu sämtlichen Eigennamen, Gruppen und Regionen, die in Herodots Historien Erwähnung finden.\u003cbr\u003e - Diskutiert die Geschichte der Studien und Wissenschaft zu Herodot.\u003cbr\u003e - Berücksichtigt den historischen und kulturellen Kontext, in dem Herodot schrieb und lebte.\u003cbr\u003e - Zeigt, wie Herodot in der Antike und späteren Jahrhunderten eingeordnet wurde.\u003cbr\u003e - Behandelt die Methoden und Erkenntnisse unterschiedlichen Fachrichtungen der Geisteswissenschaften.\u003cbr\u003e - Umfasst Karten, Illustrationen, einen Benutzerleitfaden, Index und vollständige bibliografische Daten zu jedem Eintrag.\u003cbr\u003e The Herodotus Encyclopedia ist ein Muss für Wissenschaftler der Altphilologie und verwandter Disziplinen, für Dozenten, die Herodot und griechische Geschichte lehren, Forschungsbibliotheken und für Studenten der Fachrichtung antike griechische Geschichte und Literatur.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface (Using this Encyclopedia)           \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynopsis           \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Herodotus Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e (Entries A-Z)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRISTOPHER BARON\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Notre Dame. His interests include Greek and Roman historical writing, Hellenistic history, Greek epigraphy, and identity in the ancient world. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTimaeus of Tauromenium and Hellenistic Historiography,\u003c\/i\u003e co-editor (with Josiah Osgood) of \u003ci\u003eCassius Dio and the Late Roman Republic,\u003c\/i\u003e and has published numerous articles on the ancient Greek historians.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only comprehensive gateway to Herodotus' Histories, the story they tell, and the world in which they were written\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn writing his \u003ci\u003eHistories\u003c\/i\u003e in the second half of the fifth century B.C.E., Herodotus of Halicarnassus created the genre of historical writing in the West. His work combines historical questions with the vibrant narrative of a master storyteller. Two and a half millennia later, the \"Father of History\" continues to captivate modern scholars, historians, and interested readers alike. \u003ci\u003eThe Herodotus Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e is the first work of its kind ever published. This encyclopedia offers students and faculty of all levels an easy-to-use reference tool while providing Herodotean scholars an up-to-date collection of recent work in the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning three volumes, this singular publication surveys the current state of knowledge and understanding of Herodotus' work, and discusses past, current, and emerging approaches to the text. More than 2,500 entries cover the individuals, peoples, and places Herodotus names in his \u003ci\u003eHistories,\u003c\/i\u003e the composition of and central themes in his work, and the historical, social, intellectual, and literary context of the period. 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