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In Greek thought, barbaroi are utterers of unintelligible or inarticulate sounds. What importance does the text of Herodotus's Histories attribute to language as a criterion of ethnic identity? The answer to this question illuminates the empirical foundations of Herodotus's pluralistic worldview.

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This short, sharp book is a welcome, easily-digested addition to the growing stable of recent works on language and other symbolic systems in Herodotus. -- Benjamin Stevens * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
An interesting and persuasive view, expounded in four chapters (bristling with footnotes and references, often half the page) which discuss the implications of more or less every reference to language in the Histories. -- Stephen Colvin * Journal of Hellenic Studies *

Black Doves Speak

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      Publisher: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 29/07/2005
      ISBN13: 9780674017900, 978-0674017900
      ISBN10: 0674017900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In Greek thought, barbaroi are utterers of unintelligible or inarticulate sounds. What importance does the text of Herodotus's Histories attribute to language as a criterion of ethnic identity? The answer to this question illuminates the empirical foundations of Herodotus's pluralistic worldview.

      Trade Review
      This short, sharp book is a welcome, easily-digested addition to the growing stable of recent works on language and other symbolic systems in Herodotus. -- Benjamin Stevens * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
      An interesting and persuasive view, expounded in four chapters (bristling with footnotes and references, often half the page) which discuss the implications of more or less every reference to language in the Histories. -- Stephen Colvin * Journal of Hellenic Studies *

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