The Histories by Herodotus Translated By Aub...

Joyce’s puns ‘hairyoddities’ and ‘horodities’ on p. Scattered through the text are references to other scholarship, supported by an extensive bibliography, as well as occasional literary references. Thus they offer a similar service to the reader as the ‘structural outline’ in the introduction of John Marincola’s revised Penguin translation. Book 1 for example has seven boxes: abductions, Lydian kings before Croesus, Croesus as king, kings of the Medes before Astyages, birth of Cyrus, Cyrus’ genealogy, Ionia logos and Persian expansion. They offer simple diagrammatic breakdowns of the narrative alongside the continuous text of the commentary. Besides the use of paraphrase, description and critical comment, there are text boxes throughout this section. The other half is a book by book commentary. 51-57, emphasising the end of this first part.

1-57) provides a discussion of topics such as themes, sources, methodology, ethnography, history, causation, folk tales, story-telling, logos, nomos, luck and fate. There are two parts: ‘Approaches to Herodotus’ (p. Welcome then is a guide which sets out the complex narrative structure clearly and gives the reader an insight into Herodotus’ preoccupations and the reception of his great work. With ‘a cast of over 900 named individuals and nearly 700 locations’, Herodotus’s work poses a challenge to readers who enter its labyrinth.

The Histories by Herodotus Translated By Aub...