Black doves speak
Herodotus and the languages of Barbarians
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Author
Publication
2005 - Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
30,250 words, Guess
Page Count
121 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3397534M
- ISBN-100674017900
- OCLC Control Number59002935
- Library of Congress Control Number2005010512
- Goodreads1642029
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- LibraryThing3168779
Classifications
- DDC938/.0072/02
- LCCD56.52.H45 M86 2005
Alternate Titles
- Herodotus and the languages of Barbarians
Description
"In Greek thought barbaroi are utterers of unintelligible or inarticulate sounds. What importance does the text of Herodotus's Histories attribute to language as a criterion of ethnic identity? The answer to this question illuminates the empirical foundations of Herodotus's pluralistic worldview." "The first translator of cultures also translates describes and evaluates foreign speech to a degree unparalleled by other Greek ancient authors. For Herodotus, language is an area of interesting but surprisingly unproblematic difference which he offers to his audience as a model for coming to terms in a neutral way with other, more emotionally charged, cultural differences."--Jacket.
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