The tragedy in history : Herodotus and the Deuteronomistic history /

In this challenging new work, Nielsen compares Herodotus with Old Testament historiography as represented by the so-called Deuteronomistic History. He finds in the Old Testament evidence of a tragic form like that encountered in Herodotus's Histories. Nielsen begins by outlining Herodotus'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nielsen, Flemming A. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1997.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 251.
Copenhagen international seminar ; 4.
Temas:
Herodotus. > History.
Herodotus.
Hérodote > Histoires.
Hérodote.
Herodotus
Bible. > Old Testament > Historiography.
Bible. > A.T. > Livres historiques > Historiographie.
Bible. > Old Testament
History (Herodotus)
Historiography.
Historiographie.
historiography.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Historiography
Deuteronomistisch geschiedwerk.
Geschiedschrijving.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this challenging new work, Nielsen compares Herodotus with Old Testament historiography as represented by the so-called Deuteronomistic History. He finds in the Old Testament evidence of a tragic form like that encountered in Herodotus's Histories. Nielsen begins by outlining Herodotus's Greek context with its roots in Ionic natural philosophy, the epic tradition and Attic tragedy, and goes on to analyse in some detail the outworking of the Herodotean tragedy. Against that background, the Deuteronomistic History is to be viewed as an ancient Near Eastern historiographic text in the tragic t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (192 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-180) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567187031
0567187039

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