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Extraction code: 9m8m Title: History
Author: (Ancient Greece) Herodotus
Translator: Xu/Translation Note
Douban score: 9.3
Publishing House: Shanghai People's Publishing House
Publication year: 20 18-4
Page number: 1 1 12
Content introduction:
The first record of human feats and struggles
All the true knowledge of all nationalities in the world
Herodotus is known as "the father of history". His original historical narrative style, open world outlook and balanced national outlook, as well as the spirit of historical data collection and criticism, left valuable wealth for future generations. There is no need to repeat the historical value of academic research on the polis system in the classical era, the national consciousness of Pan-Greece, and the evolution of the Persian Empire. At the same time, it has cultural and spiritual values that transcend time and space.
The most striking fact of Herodotus' works is its unity, followed by his spirit, which has many outstanding advantages: intelligent curiosity, sincere attitude and good judgment. ..... he keeps his poems simple, natural and charming. He is not only a historian, but also a poet. His vocabulary is clear and concise, and the lines are full of religious and poetic colors. His writing is fluent, cordial and elegant. -J.W. Thompson's History of Historical Works
About the author:
Herodotus (about 484-430/420 BC), a famous historian, writer, geographer and traveler in ancient Greece, devoted his life to writing a narrative historical work. He was born in Asia Minor and traveled for many years as an adult. He traveled all over the main areas of West Asia, North Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea coast. He visited places of interest, investigated folk customs and collected ancient legends. He came to Athens in 447 BC and actively participated in the political and cultural activities of the polis; 443 years ago, he moved to South Italy, where he wrote and died. Herodotus founded an authentic school in the history of western historiography and began to use critical methods to compile history; Pay attention to on-the-spot investigation and emphasize that what you hear must be recorded; The perfect combination of historical authenticity and artistry has a far-reaching influence on the history of western culture, and is honored as the "father of western history" by later generations.
Xu (1963—), a native of Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, is a doctor of history, a professor at the School of History and Culture of Southwest University, the director of the Institute of Classical Civilization, the director of the Greek Research Center, and the vice president of the China World Ancient History Research Association. Three field trips were made to Greece and the Aegean Sea. Mainly studies the western classical civilization and the history of western historiography. He translated Herodotus' History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War and Xenophon's History of Greece, and published more than 70 academic papers in World History, Research on Historical Theory, Research on Historical Studies and Guangming Daily.