Herodotus' Use Of Prospective Sentences And The Story Of Rhampsinitus And The Thief In The "Histories"

Authors

Rosaria Vignolo Munson, Swarthmore CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 1993

Published In

American Journal Of Philology

Abstract

The "Histories" of Herodotus is analyzed in terms of performance rather than as a text to be read. Herodotus' discourse appears composed of different types of sentences or groups of sentences, which can be classified in terms of their different performative roles and force.

Comments

This work is freely available courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Press.

Recommended Citation

Rosaria Vignolo Munson. (1993). "Herodotus' Use Of Prospective Sentences And The Story Of Rhampsinitus And The Thief In The "Histories"". American Journal Of Philology. Volume 114, Issue 1. 27-44. DOI: 10.2307/295380
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