false<![CDATA[The Histories (Penguin Classics)]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208263m/1362.jpg136247Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt with an introduction and Notes by John M. Marincola.
The Histories of Herodoutus is the sightings and hearings that Herodotus a native of Halicarnassus, had written down. This includes the customs of Egyptians, far-fetched tales of one-eyed giants, and the Persian war. This is one of the greatest masterpieces of western literature that has been preserved.488198book1922The Historiestotal:1703|5:639|4:607|3:354|2:79|1:24|17036867306321857falsefalseFri Apr 10 05:05:00 -0700 2009Fri Apr 10 13:07:54 -0700 2009 This version of the book is the third that I now own – I’...more...]]>
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41falsefalseSat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005Sun Jul 08 06:27:05 -0700 2007Sun Jul 08 06:35:46 -0700 2007 Herodotus gives a historico-anthrocultural account of Greeks and non-Greeks from ca. 1200BC-440BC (including all anecdotal information). The Histories are written in a pre-rhet...more...]]>
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41falsefalseMon Sep 24 18:11:20 -0700 2007Tue Oct 02 08:53:22 -0700 2007 Here's a perfect example of how translation really does matter: the Penguin Cl...more...]]>
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40falsefalseSun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008Tue Dec 23 14:33:24 -0800 2008Tue Dec 23 15:35:22 -0800 2008 Herodotus may be the father of history, but his style is not...more...]]>
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50falsefalseMon Jun 08 03:06:20 -0700 2009Mon Jun 08 03:07:25 -0700 2009 The Introduction provides context for the translation to come. It is useful and functional. Grene notes of Herodotus' work that" "There are two worlds of mean...more...]]>
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La Historia de Heródoto es una crónica de viajes: en sus páginas, refleja tanto sus inquietudes antrop...more...]]>
10falsefalseTue Mar 03 01:24:42 -0800 2009Tue Mar 03 01:24:42 -0800 2009 It also goes in my ancient historical fiction section because it is fiction.
I don't care about the historical significance of the work, the despicable cowa...more...]]>
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51truefalseSun Nov 18 09:20:11 -0800 2007Thu May 10 15:26:42 -0700 2007Fri May 11 13:36:14 -0700 2007 ...but come on, people. Herodotus arguably invented prose. What more do you want from him?
Somewhere between an oral history, a tall tale...more...]]>
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I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would: thank you Michael Ondaatje, for I have been determined to read this ever since...more...]]>
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50falsefalseSat Sep 05 05:48:34 -0700 2009Sat Sep 05 05:54:01 -0700 2009 These two books have been recently edited to include amazing maps and annotations which allow the r...more...]]>
31falsefalseThu Aug 21 09:53:25 -0700 2008Thu Aug 21 09:56:08 -0700 2008 The inevitable factoid found in every Western Civ textbook I ever had to slog through but Herodotus was a deeper thinker and more careful author than usually given credit for and, beyond that, a master w...more...]]>
40falsefalseTue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008Wed Jan 21 10:36:04 -0800 2009Wed Jan 21 10:43:29 -0800 2009 Herodotus was fun. Some of the book was mere catalogui...more...]]>
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