{"product_id":"the-histories-herodotus-9780393933970","title":"The Histories: A Norton Critical Edition","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The perfect introduction to Herodotus, this Norton Critical Edition includes the complete text of \u003cem\u003eThe Histories\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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 Fran輟is Hartog, James Redfield, and Siep Stuurman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Glossary, Selected Bibliography, and Index are also included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herodotus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393933970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393933970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.60w x 0.90d","brand":"Herodotus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919680078079,"sku":"9780393933970","price":25.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_39456763-a85b-4ac3-a96e-ab3a0d55b3fb.jpg?v=1680810720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-histories-herodotus-9780393933970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}