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This Norton Critical Edition offers an introduction to Herodotus for students making their first approach to the history of Western Civilization or classical Greece. It features a new translation and selection of Herodotus's The Histories by Walter Blanco, supple- mented by critical works chosen by Jennifer Roberts.
Walter Blanco's translation captures the spirit and meaning of Herodotus and conveys these to students today. The selections from The Histories show Herodotus both as ethnographer and as narrative historian. They include his rich de*ions of Egyptian civilization and its contributions to Greek culture, and his dramatic account of the Persian wars. The background selections include works by Aeschylus, Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plutarch. Nine- teenth- and twentieth-century commentaries on Herodotus round out this edition.
Walter Blanco's translation captures the spirit and meaning of Herodotus and conveys these to students today. The selections from The Histories show Herodotus both as ethnographer and as narrative historian. They include his rich de*ions of Egyptian civilization and its contributions to Greek culture, and his dramatic account of the Persian wars. The background selections include works by Aeschylus, Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plutarch. Nine- teenth- and twentieth-century commentaries on Herodotus round out this edition.