Categorii: Neclasificat
Limba: Engleza
Data publicării: 2003
Editura: Penguin Books
Tip copertă: Paperback
Nr Pag: 784
Colectie: Penguin Classics
Traducatori: Aubrey De Selincourt
ISBN 10: 0140449086
Titlu Original: The Histories
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Editia: a II-a
ISBN: 9780140449082
Dimensiuni: l: 13cm | H: 20cm | 4.6cm | 526g
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; tales of lake-dwellers, 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 in the fifth century BC, in Aubrey de Sélincourt's elegant and celebrated translation.