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    The Histories

    Author Herodotus
    Introduction by John M. Marincola
    Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt
    Revised by John M. Marincola
    Notes by John M. Marincola
    Consultant editor Betty Radice
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    On sale Apr 29, 2003 | 784 Pages | 9780140449082
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    Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt with an introduction and Notes by John M. Marincola.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
    The HistoriesPreface
    Introduction
    1. Herodotus' Life and Work
    2. The Subject-Matter of The Histories
    3. Herodotus' sources and Metho Histories
    4. Structure and Themes in The Histories
    5. Herodotus' Later Reputation

    Further Reading
    A Note on the Text
    Maps

    Herodotus The Histories
    Book One
    Book Two
    Book Three
    Book Four
    Book Five
    Book Six
    Book Seven
    Book Eight
    Book Nine

    Glossary
    Structural Outline
    Chronology
    Abbreviations
    Notes
    Index

    Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, in Asia Minor, in the fifth century B.C. Called the Father of History, he wrote the first comprehensive attempt at secular narrative history, long considered the starting point of Western historical writing. The focus of his Histories is the Persian Wars, but he includes fascinating digressions on the histories of Bablyon, Egypt, and Thrace, as well as studies of the pyramids and various historical events. He was the first writer to evaluate historical, geographical, and archaeological material critically. View titles by Herodotus
    “De Sélincourt’s pacy, natural-sounding, rendering, as superbly revised and annotated by John Marincola…was a game-changer…still reads freshly and is a bestseller six decades after its first publication.”
    --Edith Hall,  Times Literary Supplement

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    Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt with an introduction and Notes by John M. Marincola.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    Table of Contents

    The HistoriesPreface
    Introduction
    1. Herodotus' Life and Work
    2. The Subject-Matter of The Histories
    3. Herodotus' sources and Metho Histories
    4. Structure and Themes in The Histories
    5. Herodotus' Later Reputation

    Further Reading
    A Note on the Text
    Maps

    Herodotus The Histories
    Book One
    Book Two
    Book Three
    Book Four
    Book Five
    Book Six
    Book Seven
    Book Eight
    Book Nine

    Glossary
    Structural Outline
    Chronology
    Abbreviations
    Notes
    Index

    Author

    Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, in Asia Minor, in the fifth century B.C. Called the Father of History, he wrote the first comprehensive attempt at secular narrative history, long considered the starting point of Western historical writing. The focus of his Histories is the Persian Wars, but he includes fascinating digressions on the histories of Bablyon, Egypt, and Thrace, as well as studies of the pyramids and various historical events. He was the first writer to evaluate historical, geographical, and archaeological material critically. View titles by Herodotus

    Praise

    “De Sélincourt’s pacy, natural-sounding, rendering, as superbly revised and annotated by John Marincola…was a game-changer…still reads freshly and is a bestseller six decades after its first publication.”
    --Edith Hall,  Times Literary Supplement

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