Selections from Herodotus

by Barbour, Amy L.

• ISBN13: 9780806114279
• ISBN10: 0806114274
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1977-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

The writings of Herodotus, historian, observer, and delightful storyteller, have long been favorites among teachers and students of the Greek language. The selections in this book were chosen, says the editor, "to carry out in a single volume the author's own purpose of describing the course of conflict between the East and West, to reveal his deep conviction that sin and presumption are bound to include as many of the incidental stories as possible, since to these, almost more than to the main narrative, Herodotus owes his reputation as an unparalleled reconteur." This new edition of a Greek work comes in response to the need for it wherever the language is studied It offers still another reliable text in the large program in the Greek and Latin classics being undertaken by the University of Oklahoma Press.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	v
INTRODUCTION	1	(48)
Life of Herodotus	1	(3)
The History of Herodotus	4	(3)
The Style of Herodotus	7	(1)
The Dialect of Herodotus	8	(5)
Syntax of Herodotus	13	(34)
Bibliographical Note	47	(2)
SELECTIONS FROM HERODOTUS	49	(160)
NOTES	209	(112)
VOCABULARY	321
MAPS
THE PERSIAN EMPIRE	48
GREECE AT THE TIME OF THE WAR WITH PERSIA, facing	152
THERMOPYLAE, facing	185
ATHENS AND SALAMIS, facing	190