In his Histories, Herodotus presents several short stories that seem at odds with the main story and that are therefore sometimes dismissed as mere anecdotes. In this book, Dr. Hazewindus analyzes five of such short stories in order to establish their function in the work as a w…
In this revision of a doctoral thesis that was submitted to the University of Amsterdam in September 2001 Hazewindus analyzes five short stories in Herodotus' Histories in order to establish their function in the work as a whole. In these short stories women play important roles…
In his Histories, Herodotus presents several short stories that seem at odds with the main story and that are therefore sometimes dismissed as mere anecdotes. In this book, Dr. Hazewindus analyzes five of such short stories in order to establish their function in the work as a w…
