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... called " an epic in prose . " The logographers or chroniclers were occupied chiefly with the founders of cities , genealogies , and mythologies . Of them he mentions only Hecataeus , whom he freely criticizes . His indebtedness to that ...
... called " an epic in prose . " The logographers or chroniclers were occupied chiefly with the founders of cities , genealogies , and mythologies . Of them he mentions only Hecataeus , whom he freely criticizes . His indebtedness to that ...
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... called the vine Oena , and the son of Oeneus was Aetolus . Aristotle instances Herodotus as an example of the running or what has been called the " bead - stringing " style . But any writer who rises above tediousness will sometimes ...
... called the vine Oena , and the son of Oeneus was Aetolus . Aristotle instances Herodotus as an example of the running or what has been called the " bead - stringing " style . But any writer who rises above tediousness will sometimes ...
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... called Herodotus " the father of liars . " This " parcel of lies " treatment , as it has been called , has been generally abandoned . Herod- otus has issued a blank caveat which is repeated more than once . For myself [ he says ] ...
... called Herodotus " the father of liars . " This " parcel of lies " treatment , as it has been called , has been generally abandoned . Herod- otus has issued a blank caveat which is repeated more than once . For myself [ he says ] ...
Contents
Paul Shorey | 57 |
THE POETIC STRUCTURE OF THE ODYSSEY | 97 |
ANCIENT EMPIRES AND The Modern WORLD | 125 |
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