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The way of Herodotus : travels with the man who invented history

By Justin , Herodotus. , Herodot.; Marozzi

Book information

Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780306816215, 0306816210
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
770 kB (788565 bytes)
Edition
1st Da Capo Press ed
Pages
348\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

"During the classical age of Greece, Herodotus wrote the first great prose epic and became known through the ages as "the father of history." But he was much more than that. He was also the world's first travel writer, a pioneering geographer, anthropologist, explorer, moralist, investigative reporter, foreign correspondent, and enlightened multiculturalist. He was at once a learned professor and a tabloid journalist, a man of great wit and wisdom with an unfailing eye for fabulous material to inform and amuse, to titillate, horrify, and entertain"--Inside cover. Read more... Abstract: An intriguing travel history exploring and evoking the world of Herodotus, with abundant commentary on the legacy and spirit of the father of history and the literary art he created Read more...

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