Strategies of persuasion in Herodotus' Histories and Genesis-Kings: evoking reality in ancient narratives of a past

"In Strategies of Persuasion in Herodotus' Histories and Genesis-Kings, Eva Tyrell comparatively analyzes narrative means in two monumental ancient texts about the past. Combining a narratological approach with insights of modern historical theory and biblical scholarship, she investigates...

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Main Author: Tyrell, Eva (Author)
Corporate Authors: Universität Bern (Degree granting institution) ; Universiṭat Tel Aviv (Degree granting institution)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
In: Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements (volume 195)
Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Tyrell, Eva, Strategies of persuasion in Herodotus' Histories and Genesis-Kings : evoking reality in ancient narratives of a past] (2021) (Pietsch, Michael, 1967 -)
[Rezension von: Tyrell, Eva, Strategies of persuasion in Herodotus' Histories and Genesis-Kings : evoking reality in ancient narratives of a past] (2022) (Kline, Joanna)
[Rezension von: Tyrell, Eva, Strategies of persuasion in Herodotus' Histories and Genesis-Kings : evoking reality in ancient narratives of a past] (2022) (Lester, Mark)
Series/Journal:Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements volume 195
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Herodotus ca. 485 v. Chr.-424 v. Chr. / Bible. Könige 1.-2. / Persuasive speech act
Further subjects:B Rhetoric, Ancient
B Herodotus History
B Bible. Kings Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Thesis
B Persuasion (Rhetoric) History To 1500
B Bible. Gensis Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:"In Strategies of Persuasion in Herodotus' Histories and Genesis-Kings, Eva Tyrell comparatively analyzes narrative means in two monumental ancient texts about the past. Combining a narratological approach with insights of modern historical theory and biblical scholarship, she investigates patterns of narrative persuasion as a trans-cultural phenomenon and their connection with ancient concepts of reality and truth. The study contrasts differences in fundamental narrative structures of both narratives, such as mediacy and discursive versus diegetic text portions. It explores the role of material remains mentioned in the accounts to evoke or even create the reality of a past"--
Item Description:Revised version of doctoral dissertation
ISBN:9004427961