Strategies of Persuasion in Herodotus Histories and Genesis-kings: Evoking Reality in Ancient Narratives of a Past

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Strategies of Persuasion is the first comparative study of narrative means of persuasion in Herodotus Histories and GenesisKings in the Hebrew Bible. Eva Tyrell perceives rhetorical techniques of persuasion as a window into ancient historical thought.
About the Author
Eva Tyrell holds a PhD in Jewish Studies and Classics (cotutelle Bern and Tel Aviv University). She taught at the University of Bern, has published articles as well as translations, and currently works at the Munich City Archives.