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03877aam a22004698i 4500 001 35E6231299F911ECBB37442E4AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220302011956 008 210609s2022 nyua 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021016057 020 $a 1984854305 020 $a 9781984854308 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1246727018 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d CMI $d TOH $d UOK $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h grc 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-gr--- 050 00 $a DF13 $b .G755 2022 082 00 $a 938.007202 $2 23 100 1 $a Lefkowitz, Mary R., $d 1935- $e translator. $e translator. 245 04 $a The Greek histories : $b the sweeping history of Ancient Greece as told by its first chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch / $c edited and annotated by Mary Lefkowitz and James Romm ; with an appendix by Jon E. Lendon ; Translations by Carleton Brownson, Richard Crawley, Mary Lefkowitz, Pamela Mensch, Bernadotte Perrin, James Romm, and Samuel Shirley. 246 30 $a Sweeping history of Ancient Greece as told by its first chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch 250 $a 2022 Modern Library edition. 260 $a New York : $b The Modern Library, $c 2022. 300 $a xxxiii, 442 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Herodotus -- Thucydides -- Xenophon -- Plutarch -- Appendix -- Glossary. 520 $a "The historians of Ancient Greece were pioneers of a new literary craft, and their work stands among the most enduring and important legacies of the Western world and the foundation of a major discipline. This highly readable edition includes key selections from Herodotus--often called the "father of history"--Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch, whose biographies drew on primary sources since lost to history. It collects their most popular, and most widely taught, work in a single, accessible volume. The stories included here chart the landmark events of Ancient Greece--the Persian War, Peloponnesian War, and the lives of Alexander the Great and Demetrius--and add up to a sweeping portrait of the Hellenic world. The Greek historians were also the first to explore the possibilities of their craft, introducing, at the very dawn of the field, the concept that historical writing is far more than a chronicle of past events. Taken together, the Greek histories draw attention to each author's emphasis on religion, leadership, character, and the lessons to be drawn from war. How, for instance, should readers interpret Herodotus's inclusion of speeches and dialogues, dreams, and oracles as part of the "factual" record? What did Thucydides understand about human nature that (as he said) stays constant throughout time? How did Plutarch frame historical biography as a form of portraiture, a means of depicting the moral qualities of the great? Thucydides and Xenophon were also contemporaries of the eras they wrote about--the original word "historie" meaning "inquiry"--so their work provides a vital eyewitness account of turbulent times"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Historiography $z Greece $x History $y To 1500. 651 0 $a Greece $x Historiography. $y To 146 B.C. $x Historiography. 700 1 $a Romm, James S., $e translator. $e translator. 700 1 $a Lendon, J. E., $e writer of appendix. 700 1 $a Mensch, Pamela, $d 1956- $e translator. 700 1 $a Perrin, Bernadotte, $e translator. 700 1 $a Shirley, Samuel, $d 1912- $e translator. 700 02 $a Herodotus. $t Works. $k Selections. $l English. 700 02 $a Thucydides. $t Works. $k Selections. $l English. 700 02 $a Xenophon. $t Works. $k Selections. $l English. 700 02 $a Plutarch. $t Works. $k Selections. $l English. 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220302013320.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=35E6231299F911ECBB37442E4AECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search