Herodotus is not only the father of the art and the science of
historical writing but also one of the Western tradition's most
compelling storytellers. In tales such as that of Gyges—who murders
Candaules, the king of Lydia, and unsurps his throne and his marriage
bed, thereby bringing on, generations later, war with the
Persians—he laid bare the intricate human entanglements at the core
of great historical events. In his love for the stranger, more
marvelous facts of the world, he infused his magnificent history with
a continuous awareness of the mythic and the wonderful.
Read more
Introduction by Rosalind Thomas
Product details
ISBN
9780375712715
Published
2017
Publisher
Random House Digital Inc.
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Author