The Mirror of Herodotus Francois Ahtogo

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Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian and "father of history", wrote the immortal History, which not only described the major historical conflicts between Greeks and Persians, but also was the first western exploration of cultural differences. Francois Ahtogo focused on the issue of cultural differences, and explored and explained how Herodotus expressed such cultural differences in History. Through textual research on the customs and beliefs of non Greeks, namely Scythians, in Herodotus' works, he analyzed how the great historian described and understood a way of life that was different from his own, and what language, rhetoric and philosophical means did he use to shape his text into a mirror? In answering these questions, Francois Ahtogo changed our understanding of the "father of history". Herodotus in his works is not so much a successful Greek chronicler as an outstanding writer who pursues uniqueness. Ahtogo provides a powerful new tool for contemporary people to understand Herodotus' works by virtue of his meticulous insight and solid literature foundation. Readers can not only follow the author to find a way to read history in the book and experience the fun of new discoveries, but also can observe how a famous historian explored the fundamental issues of history in early research in retrospect.

Editor's recommendation:

1. Step into the forbidden area of traditional historiography and explore the mission and power limit of historians. "History" is a mirror in which historians constantly look at themselves. In fact, they are also constantly exploring their identity: historians are observers, observers, questioners, and questioners. It is obviously a forbidden area for traditional historiography to deal with the "general consensus" that is not easy to be directly confirmed in a certain era. Ahtogo stepped into the forbidden area of traditional historiography with the help of careful insight, solid literature foundation and strong analytical ability to explore what historians should do and how to do with history, society and people.
2. Reflections on cultural boundaries, others and heterogeneous civilizations provide ideas for the coexistence and common prosperity of different cultures. By investigating how the ancient Greeks viewed non Greeks and how they understood their different lifestyles, beliefs, customs and languages, the author provides a powerful tool for contemporary people to understand heterogeneous civilizations across cultural gaps.
3. Explore the cultural differences between different civilizations from the perspectives of literature, history, rhetoric, anthropology and philosophy. Herodotus, the "father of history", whose immortal work History is the earliest western exploration of cultural differences. Ahtogo broke away from the limitations of history and investigated the cultural differences among different civilizations reflected in History from the perspectives of literature, rhetoric and anthropology, which changed our established impression of Herodotus and inspired us to go back to the historical scene.

About the author:

Fran ç ois Hartog, a French historian, is a representative of the "New Historiography" of the Annals School. Born in 1946, Professor Rongxiu of the French Institute of Higher Social Sciences (EHESS), served as the chair of the compilation of ancient and modern history, was also a member of the Louis Schehner Center for Comparative Studies in Ancient Society and the Center for Historical Studies (CRH), and was a member of the 15 member academic committee of the historical academic journal Yearbook. In 1997, Francois Ahtogo became one of the 60 original members of the Association of Historians.
Ahtogo was deeply influenced by the French anthropologist Claude L é vi Strauss and the German historian Reinhart Koselleck. He has always been concerned with the following issues: thinking about cultural boundaries and others, the evolution of time and the concept of time, ancient history and the use of ancient history. His way of thinking and writing is often leaping, which is not limited to a single historical period and region, but shuttles and captures changes in time and space. His main works are "Historic System - Modernism and Time Experience", "Departing for Greece", "Herodotus's Mirror", "Lighthouse Worker's Duty Room", "Ancient People, Modern People, Barbarians", "Ulysses' Memory: Ancient Greece's Boundary Narration", "Historical Appearance", etc.
About the translator:
He has a PhD in translation from the College of Translation Studies, Paris III University, and is a professor of French language and literature at the Beijing Institute of International Relations. He has devoted himself to teaching translation theory and practice for many years. His main translations include Sage's Intention (Francois Julien, Commercial Press, 2005), No Faith in the Sixteenth Century (Lucien Fever, Commercial Press, 2012), Departing for Greece (Francois Ahtogo, CITIC Press, 2020), and Herodotus's Mirror (Francois Ahtogo, CITIC Press, 2020), etc.

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