Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism | Herodotus - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

Bernardete, Seth. Herodotean Inquiries. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1969, 213 p.

Addresses Herodotus's status as an historian, and provides an introductory overview of the History.

Drews, Robert. The Greek Accounts of Eastern History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1973, 220 p.

General study of Greek historical accounts of the East. Includes a chapter on Herodotus's treatment of Lydia, Babylon, and Egypt.

Fehling, Detlev. Herodotus and His Sources: Citation, Invention, and Narrative Art. Translated by J.G.Howie. Leeds: Francis Cairns, 1989, 277 p.

Questions the veracity of Herodotus's sources and discusses his historical methods. This work was originally published as Die Quellengaben bei Herodot in 1971.

Flory, Stewart. "The Personality of Herodotus." Arion: A Journal of...

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