The Archaic Smile of Herodotus
Hardcover
1987 · Detroit
by Flory, Stewart
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1987. Hardcover. VG/VG (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block.). Brown cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; orange and brown illustrated dj with white lettering; mylar cover; 204 pp. "Among the motifs Herodotus emplys, Flory opts to examine those which fall under the general rubric of 'extreme opposites'. Through the use of radical juxtapositions, Herodotus refuses to say that life is a mean between two extremes, but rather it is a series of extreme and even mutually exclusive opposites. His intent is to make the reader share his supremely ironic view of his subject."- dj. Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-192). (Inventory #: 185651)