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This book is a clear and well written conspectus of Herodotean studies. Student and scholar alike will find it an invaluable vade mecum to a highly complex and multi-layered work. * Alan B Lloyd, Professor Emeritus, Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, Swansea University, UK *

Herodotus's work poses a challenge to readers who enter its labyrinth. Welcome then is a guide which sets out the complex narrative structure clearly and gives the reader an insight into Herodotus' preoccupations and the reception of his great work. * Classics for All * This book gives students confidence to navigate the rich but disjointed narrative of the Histories under the guidance of the current trends in research. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * This book is a clear and well written conspectus of Herodotean studies. Student and scholar alike will find it an invaluable vade mecum to a highly complex and multi-layered work. * Alan B Lloyd, Professor Emeritus, Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, Swansea University, UK *

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Sean Sheehan is an independent scholar, having previously taught in the UK and abroad. His publications include The British Museum Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ancient Greece (2002), Socrates: Life and Times (2007), Žižek: A Guide for the Perplexed (Bloomsbury, 2012) and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King: A Reader’s Guide (Bloomsbury, 2012).

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