Abstract
Designado por Cícero ‘pai da história’, Heródoto não pode ser considerado por nós como um verdadeiro historiador. A sua obra é rica em descrições geográficas e etnográficas, embora no que respeite aos factos, o autor misture lenda e realidade. Nalguns casos, há na sua composição algo de trágico. Neste pequeno texto tentaremos mostrar até que ponto a sua obra se aproxima da lenda e se serve do mito.
Cicero called Herodotus ‘the father of History’. Yet, we cannot consider him a true historian. His work is rich in geographical and historical descriptions. Nevertheless, with regard to the fact, the author mixes myth and reality. We may also find a tragic dimension in his composition. This paper will explore how his putatively historical narrative makes use of both legendary and mythology.
Cicero called Herodotus ‘the father of History’. Yet, we cannot consider him a true historian. His work is rich in geographical and historical descriptions. Nevertheless, with regard to the fact, the author mixes myth and reality. We may also find a tragic dimension in his composition. This paper will explore how his putatively historical narrative makes use of both legendary and mythology.
| Original language | Portuguese |
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| Title of host publication | Heródoto e Tucídides |
| Subtitle of host publication | história e tradição |
| Editors | Anderson Zalewski Vargas, Luís Otávio de Magalhães, Maria Aparecida de Oliveira e Silva |
| Place of Publication | Vitória da Conquista, Baía |
| Publisher | Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia |
| Pages | 71-83 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-85-7985-100-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- História
- Mito
- Tragédia
- Heródoto
- Século V a.C.
- history
- myth
- tragedy
- Herodotus
- 5th century BC