Herodotus’s history is the earliest continuous prose narrative in Western literature. His long narrative—longer than either of the Homeric epics—continues to hold us spellbound because of the author’s storytelling powers and intelligent curiosity.The perfect introduction to Herodotus, this Norton Critical Edition includes the complete text of The Histories. The translation is fully annotated and is accompanied by an introduction, a chronology of events, and a note on the Persian Wars. Seven maps—all new to the Second Edition—give readers a visual understanding of events and places, 490–479 B.C.E.“Backgrounds” includes a rich collection of historical works by Aeschylus, Bacchylides, Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plutarch. New to the Second Edition are contrasting accounts, by Diodorus of Sicily and Strabo, of the Amazons who were believed to be living in the mountainous regions.“Commentaries” is divided into two sections. Early modern interpretations are represented by Isaac Taylor, John Stuart Mill, and Thomas Babington Macaulay. Seventeen modern assessments—three of them new to the Second Edition—focus on historical origins and backgrounds, Herodotus’s place in history, and central issues concerning both the Persian Wars and Herodotus’s reckoning of them. The new contributors are François Hartog, James Redfield, and Siep Stuurman.A Glossary, Selected Bibliography, and Index are also included.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-04-05
Mått145 x 236 x 20 mm
Vikt557 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNorton Critical Editions
Antal sidor672
Upplaga2
FörlagWW Norton & Co
ISBN9780393933970
ÖversättareWalter Blanco, Walter (Lehman College City University of New York) Blanco

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Walter Blanco is Associate Professor of English at the City University of New York. Jennifer Tolbert Roberts is Professor of Classics and History at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. Her books include Accountability in Athenian Government and Athens on Trial: The Antidemocratic Tradition in Western Thought. Walter Blanco is Associate Professor of English at the City University of New York.

Introduction Acknowledgements Chronology of Events A Note on the Persian WarsList of Maps The HistoriesBOOK 1BOOK 2BOOK 3BOOK 4BOOK 5BOOK 6BOOK 7BOOK 8BOOK 9BackgroundsAeschylus • From The PersiansBacchylides • Third Epinician OdeThucydides • From The Peloponnesian War[The Hippocratic Corpus] • From Airs, Waters, PlacesAristotle • From PoliticsPlutarch • From On the Malice of HerodotusThe Amazons: Contrasting AccountsDiodorus of Sicily • From Bibliotheca HistoricaStrabo • From Geographica1.5.1–4CommentariesEarly Modern CriticismIsaac Taylor • [The Consequences of the Greek Victory for Western Civilization: A Christian View]John Stuart Mill • [The Consequences of the Greek Victory for Western Civilization: A Secular View]Thomas Babington Macaulay • [The Purpose and Method of History]Modern CriticismI.BackgroundR. G. Collingwood • History’s Nature, Object, Method, and ValueChristian Meier • The Origins of History in Ancient GreeceOswyn Murray • Greek HistoriansII. HerodotusJames Romm • The Shape of Herodotus’ WorldCharles W. Fornara • Herodotus’ PerspectiveArnaldo Momigliano • The Place of Herodotus in the History of HistoriographyJ. A. S. Evans • Father of History or Father of Lies: The Reputation of HerodotusIII. The Persian WarsA. T. Olmstead • Persia and the Greek Frontier ProblemArther Ferrill • Herodotus and the Strategy and Tactics of the Invasion of XerxesIV. Aspects of Herodotus' WorkA.W. Gomme • Herodotos and AeschylusFrançois Hartog • Amazons: Difference and InversionRosaria Vignolo Munson • Artemisia in HerodotusJohn Hart • Themistocles in HistoryVirginia Hunter • [Homer, Herodotus, and the Egyptian Logos]Donald Lateiner • Five Systems of ExplanationJames Redfield • Herodotus the TouristSiep Stuurman • Herodotus and Sima Qian: History and the Anthropological Turn in Ancient Greece and Han ChinaGlossarySelected BibliographyIndex