Study Group Details


708: *CANCELLED* How Herodotus and Thucydides Composed and Delivered Their Histories

Tuesday
9:45 - 11:15
Starting September 26
In-Person

We will uncover how Herodotus and Thucydides composed their Histories, the former orally, the latter in writing. This dichotomy is a major difference in the two works, and dictated their respective audiences, their modes of addressing their audiences, and their purposes and ultimate success. This is not an "appreciation" course, but a rigorous research class in close reading. We will break new ground in examining matters that have not been fully understood by scholars in the discipline of ancient historiography.

 

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This study group is new
Class Type: Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: 2-3 hrs/week

Study Group Leader(s):

Hunter Rawlings

Hunter Rawlings holds a BA from Haverford College and a PhD from Princeton University. He was Professor of Classics at the University of of Colorado, University of Iowa, and Cornell University. In addition, he was President of the University of Iowa and Cornell University and was interim president at Cornell University twice. He is author of The Structure of Thucydides' History, as well as numerous articles and reviews in classical historiography.


Reading List

The Landmark Herodotus (Robert B. Strassler) | 2009: Anchor Books | ISBN: 978-1400031146 | Required

The Landmark Thucydides (Thucydides) | 1998: Free Press; Touchstone ed. | ISBN: 978-0684827902 | Required