Speech, Narrative, and Authority in Herodotus' Histories by P. de Bakker, Mathieu

Speech, Narrative, and Authority in Herodotus' Histories (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004749535)

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Speech, Narrative, and Authority in Herodotus' Histories by P. de Bakker, Mathieu

Speech, Narrative, and Authority in Herodotus' Histories

$163.00
Speech, Narrative, and Authority in Herodotus' Histories by P. de Bakker, Mathieu

Speech, Narrative, and Authority in Herodotus' Histories

$163.00
Format: Hardcover
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This book contends that Herodotus asserts his authority as a historiographer by integrating a wide array of speeches throughout the Histories. These include not only the words he attributes to his characters but also the testimony he assigns to his informants. Both types of speeches serve to engage the reader, thereby enhancing the credibility of the text, and, by extension, its author. In addition to offering a comprehensive analysis of the formal features of Herodotus' speeches, the book examines key episodes, ranging from Croesus' dialogue with Solon on the nature of true prosperity to Xerxes' proclamation of his decision to invade Greece.

Author: Mathieu P. de Bakker
ISBN-10: 9004749535
ISBN-13: 9789004749535
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2025
Pages: 566
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.17lbs
By Mathieu P. de Bakker
By Mathieu P. de Bakker
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Mathieu de Bakker, Ph.D. (2007), University of Amsterdam, is university lecturer at the ancient studies department of the University of Amsterdam, where he teaches courses on ancient Greek. He has published on the Greek historians and orators, co-edited several volumes on ancient Greek literature, and is co-author of The Cambridge Grammar of Classical Greek (2019).

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