TY - BOOK ID - 96223160 TI - The afterlife of Herodotus and Thucydides AU - North, John AU - Mack, Peter PY - 2019 VL - 139 SN - 9781905670871 1905670877 PB - London, England Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London Press DB - UniCat KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Renaissance KW - Classical influences KW - Herodotus KW - Thucydides KW - Influence KW - Civilization, Classical KW - Thucydide KW - Thukydides KW - Thoukudides KW - Herodotus van Halicarnassus KW - Herodot KW - Gerodot KW - Hērodotos KW - Herodotos KW - Erodoto KW - Hérodote KW - Heródoto KW - הירודוטוס KW - הרודוט KW - הרודוטוס KW - هردوت KW - هيرودوت KW - Ἡρόδοτος KW - Influence. KW - Revival of letters KW - Civilization KW - History, Modern KW - Civilization, Modern KW - Humanism KW - Middle Ages KW - History KW - Civilization, Medieval - Classical influences KW - Herodotus - Influence KW - Thucydides - Influence KW - Tucidide KW - Fukidid KW - Tucídides KW - Thoukydidēs KW - תוקידידיס KW - Θουκυδίδης UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:96223160 AB - Herodotus of Halicarnassus and Thucydides the Athenian were the two most famous and earliest (fifth century bce) of the Greek historians whose work survives; their subject was the wars between the Greek cities and the Persian Empire and later those between the Greek cities themselves. Their names are frequently linked and their work compared and contrasted: Herodotus' history ranged adventurously both in space and time; Thucydides limited himself to the events of his own day. Herodotus' work is certainly more fun to read; Thucydides approaches more closely to the modern conception of 'scientific' history-writing.This book seeks to explore the reception of their writings from the Byzantine era until today, following the ups and downs of their scholarly reputations. Herodotus has at times been much despised and only recently reassessed and taken more seriously. Thucydides has been more consistently revered, even if sometimes thought narrow and boring. Today, he still attracts readers from disciplines far from the classical world. The essays in this collection range from Sir Walter Ralegh's History of the World and Isaac Newton's Chronology to the coming of narratology. ER -