Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. Simon hornblower author of the oxford classical dictionary. Your order is now being processed and we have sent a confirmation email to you at. Histories book v by simon hornblower, herodotus, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. List of books and articles about herodotus online research. This is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary of the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc historian of the peloponnesian war between athens and sparta. Written from the 450s to the 420s bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known around the mediterranean and western asia at that time.
Book vi of the histories is one of herodotus most varied books, beginning with the final. The editor makes this point in the introduction when he rates herodotus as a greater historian than thucydides. Historical narrative and the world of epinikian poetry oxford university press, 2004. Histories book v cambridge greek and latin classics 9780521878715. Book vi of the histories is one of herodotus most varied books, beginning with the final collapse of the ionian revolt and moving on to the athenian triumph at marathon 490 bc.
The first phase of that reception is in many ways the hardest for us to evaluate, that is, thucydidesreception by his own contemporaries, and by the writers of the first few decades of the fourth century1. Orality and homeric discourse cornell 1997 and is currently preparing a book on problems of time from homer to herodotus. Discover book depositorys huge selection of simon hornblower books online. Herodotus would have made his researches known to the larger world through oral recitations to a public crowd. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. This is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary on thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc greek historian.
He is the author and editor of many books see books by the same author. This manuscript contains the first book of herodotus histories. This volume completes simon hornblowers most excellent commentary on thucydides. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Histories book v by herodotus available from rakuten kobo. Shop amongst our popular books, including 14, the oxford classical dictionary, the greek world 479323 bc and more from simon hornblower. Discover book depositorys huge selection of simon hornblower books. Buy simon hornblower ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Thucydides and pindar paperback simon hornblower oxford. Histories book vi cambridge greek and latin classics paperback. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading herodotus. Russell meiggs, the athenian empire, chapters, 8, 1112. Bc, greek historian, called the father of history, b. Review xenophon, the landmark xenophons hellenika, books 1 and 2.
He has written or edited numerous books, most recently lykophron. Thucydides and pindar historical narrative and the world of epinikian poetry simon hornblower. My concern in this paper is with an undoubted contemporary, none other than herodotus. Now simon hornblower has comprehensively revised and partly rewritten his original text, bringing it uptodate for yet another generation of readers. John marincola writes in his introduction to the penguin edition of the histories that there are certain identifiable pieces in the early books of herodotuss work which could be labeled as performance pieces. Jan 28, 2011 buy the greek world 479323 bc the routledge history of the ancient world 4th by hornblower, simon isbn. The parallel english translation is often uncannily so, with word order identical and line closely matching line. One of the most important works of history in western literature, by the freshest and liveliest of all classical greek p. Herodotus histories book v classical literature cambridge. First book of herodotus histories the british library. Simon hornblower s commentary, by translating every passage of greek commented on, for thefirst time allows readers with little or no greek to appreciate the detail of thucydides thought and subjectmatter. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Greek historiography by simon hornblower clarendon press, 1996.
Nov 28, 1991 simon hornblower is professor of classics and grote professor of ancient history at university college london. Ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Herodotus book vi of the histories is one of herodotus most varied books, beginning with the final collapse of the ionian revolt and moving on to the athenian triumph at marathon 490 bc. May 31, 2002 their reliability as historical and ethnographic accounts, a matter of controversy even in antiquity, is being debated with renewed vigour and increasing sophistication. This volume, like the conference from which it derives, is devoted to the reception of thucydides. Simon hornblower is professor of classics and grote professor of ancient history at university college london. The greek world 479323 bc has been an indispensable guide to classical greek history since its first publication nearly thirty years ago. Histories book vi cambridge greek and latin classics. It is written on paper and dates from some time before 1449, since an ownership inscription from that year is on f. A commentary on thucydides paperback simon hornblower. Simon hornblower this is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary of the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc historian of the peloponnesian war between athens and sparta. He is professor of classics and ancient history in the university of oxford and senior research fellow of all souls college, oxford. Bakker is professor of classics at the university of texas at austin.
Born in 1949, he was educated at jesus college, cambridge, and balliol college, oxford, where he took a dphil in 1978. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Simon hornblower, fba born 1949 is an english classicist and academic. Antony spawforth is professor of ancient history, university of newcastle upon tyne. Jan 12, 2020 a fairly short bibliography details modern books which are cited frequentlyand a few other fundamental books. Histories book vi by simon hornblower, christopher. Giorgos tsolakis rated it it was amazing oct 09, 2012. Woods, for example, in his edition of the first book published in 1873 gives a list of readings for the first and second books, in which he almost invariably prefers the authority. His current interest is classical greek historiography especially herodotus and. Histories book v cambridge, 20 in the cambridge greek and latin classics series. Greek text, translation, commentary and introduction 2015, and he is the editor of herodotus.
Simon hornblowers commentary, by translating every passage of greek commented on, for thefirst time allows readers with little or no greek to appreciate the detail of thucydides thought and subjectmatter. Browse ebooks from the cambridge greek and latin classics series to read online or download in epub or pdf format. At its worst it sometimes degenerated to the level of gossip, but at its best it was a multidisciplinary portrayal of the world of his time. Hornblower s commentary, then, is historical and factual, a very useful tool for all who are trying to read and understand this difficult book of herodotus. The greek world 479323 bc edition 4 by simon hornblower. The histories was at some point divided into the nine books that appear in modern editions, conventionally named after the nine muses. Simon hornblower is professor of classics and ancient history, university college london. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. The greek world 479323 bc the routledge history of the. On the legacy of the histories by herodotus, historian barry s. Herodotus account of the grecopersian wars was the only book he ever wrote. This companion offers an uptodate and indepth overview of all these current approaches to herodotus remarkable work.
The histories, which is the oldest history book in western civilization, was completed around 425 b. John marincola writes in his introduction to the penguin edition of the histories that there are certain identifiable pieces in the early books of herodotus s work which could be labeled as performance pieces. Book vi of the histories is one of herodotus most varied books, beginning with the final collapse of the ionian revolt and moving on to. Thucydides was one of the greatest of the ancient greek historians and pindar one of the greatest greek poets, specializing in celebratory odes for victors in the great gamesabove all at olympia. In 1971 he was elected to a prize fellowship of all souls college, which he held until 1977. The histories of herodotus is now considered as the founding work of history in western literature. Then, hornblower deals with the causes of the ionian revolt. A fairly short bibliography details modern books which are cited frequentlyand a few other fundamental books. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. Hornblower focuses on the homosexual affair and returns to his interest in the comparison of thucydides and herodotus, noting differences the structure of thucydides account, his language, his use of inscriptions, his omission of the dream of hipparchus, and particularly the homosexual cause, but also similarities the appearance of the.
Considered one of the most important works of history in western literature, herodotuss histories is a key text for the study of ancient greece and the persian empire. His latest soleauthored book is thucydides and pindar. Histories book v cambridge greek and latin classics kindle edition by herodotus, hornblower, simon. Simon hornblower is emeritus professor of classics and ancient history at the university of oxford. Buy the greek world 479323 bc the routledge history of the ancient world 4th by hornblower, simon isbn. It supplements and makes notable advances on the continuation of the work of a. Explore books by simon hornblower with our selection at. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Simon hornblower this is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary of the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc historian of. In the introduction to volume ii, hornblower recognized the strengths of gomme and stated his areas of difference, which were his desire to address an.
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