The Histories

Author(s): Herodotus

History

'Herodotus, from Halicarnassus, here displays his enquiries, that human achievement may be spared the ravages of time, and that everything great and astounding, and all the glory of those exploits which served to display Greeks and barbarians alike to such effect, be kept alive - and additionally, and most importantly, to give the reason they went to war.' So begins The Histories, the very first work of history and one of the most dramatic accounts of the ancient world ever written, brought to life again in Tom Holland's gripping new translation. 'Thrilling, a masterpiece on the grandest scale, the world's first prose epic . . . Holland brings a bristling new Herodotus to a new generation.' Justin Marozzi,Spectator'Energizing fast, funny, opinionated, clear and erudite . . . the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the past half-century.' Edith Hall,The Times Literary Supplement'Tom Holland, like Herodotus, is a storyteller par excellence.' Peter Jones,New Statesman With an Introduction and Notes by Paul Cartledge

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Holland's text makes for energizing reading ... unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the last half-century ... fast, funny, opinionated, clear and erudite ... I am in awe of Tom Holland's achievement -- Edith Hall TLS Tom Holland has been captivated by Herodotus since he was a child. His pleasure shines through his relaxed, idiomatic, expansive and often dramatic translation ... He, like Herodotus, is a storyteller par excellence -- Peter Jones New Statesman A labour of love ... full of rattling good yarns ... the minister for education should present each of his cabinet colleagues with a copy of Holland's admirable translation Economist

Tom Holland is the best-selling author of Rubicon, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, Persian Fire, Millennium, In the Shadow of the Sword and, most recently, Dynasty. His translation of Herodotus' Histories was published by Penguin Classics in 2013.

General Fields

  • : 9780140455397
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 0.59
  • : October 2014
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : November 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Herodotus
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : en
  • : 938.03
  • : 880
  • : HBLA
  • : 13 maps