The Histories
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Book Info
Author
Herodotus
Word Count
196,000 words
based on page count
Pages
784 pages
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Edition Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition Publish Date
2003-01-01
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0140449086
ISBN-13: 9780140449082
Description
herodotus Is Not Only The Father Of The Art And The Science Of Historical Writing But Also One Of The Western Tradition's Most Compelling Storytellers. In Tales Such As That Of Gyges-who Murders Candaules, The King Of Lydia, And Usurps His Throne And His Marriage Bed, Thereby Bringing On, Generations Later, War With The Persians-herodotus Laid Bare The Intricate Human Entanglements At The Core Of Great Historical Events. In His Love For The Stranger, More Marvelous Facts Of The World, He Infused His Magnificent History With A Continuous Awareness Of The Mythic And The Wonderful. For More Than A Hundred Generations, His Supple, Lucid Prose Has Drawn Readers Into His Panoramic Vision Of The War Between The Greek City-states And The Great Empire To The East.
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