Editorial Penguin UK
Fecha de edición enero 2003
Idioma inglés
Traducción de Selincourt, Aubery de
EAN 9780140449082
784 páginas
Libro
encuadernado en tapa blanda
Aubrey De Sélincourt's celebrated translation - revised by John Marincola
Introduction by John Marincola
Updated bibliography, chronology, glossary and additional notes
No one is fool enough to choose war instead of peace - in peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons'
One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colourful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants. With its kaleidoscopic blend of fact and legend, the Histories offers a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC.
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