The Significant and the Insignificant : Five Studies in Herodotus' View of History /

The Significant and the Insignificant : Five Studies in Herodotus' View of History /

Although it is widely recognised that Solon's thoughts on human life (1.30-32) are important to a correct understanding of Herodotus' work, little attention has been given to their narratological meaning. On the basis of a careful interpretation of five episodes, this monograph argues that...

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Main Author: de, Veen, J.E. van (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1996.

Series: Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology ; 6.
Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology Online, ISBN: 9789004419025.

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History, Ancient > Historiography.

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Call Number: D56.52.H45

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • INTRODUCTION /
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  • THE LORD OF THE RING Herodotus on the fall of Polycrates /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INSIGNIFICANT /
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  • A MINUTE'S MIRTH... Give-and-take in Herodotus' story of Syloson /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • SOCLES' SPEECH TO THE SPARTANS /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • 'APXH KAKΩN: THE EFFECTS OF ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY IN HERODOTUS /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • EPILOGUE: DARIUS, XERXES AND AMASIS /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • SUMMARY /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN
  • SAMENVATTING /
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  • INDEXES /
  • J.E. VAN DER VEEN.