The Shape of Herodotean Rhetoric
：A Study of the Speeches in Herodotus’ Histories with Special Attention to Books 5-9
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Publication subTitle ：A Study of the Speeches in Herodotus’ Histories with Special Attention to Books 5-9
Publication series ：1
Publisher： Brill
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9789004283589
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004278967
Subject： I06 Literature, Literature Appreciation;I109.3 Middle Ages (476 - 1640)
Keyword： 世界文学
Language： ENG
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Description
In The Shape of Herodotean Rhetoric, Vasiliki Zali offers a fresh assessment of Herodotus’ rhetorical awareness. Zali explores the ways in which the speeches in Herodotus’ final five books emphasize the fragility of Greek unity and the problematic Greco-Persian polarity.