Walter Blanco (50 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Minor ink notes and underlining to a couple of pages. Else VG. ; A Norton Critical Edition; 464 pages; This Norton Critical Edition offers an introduction to Herodotus for students approaching the history of Western Civilization or classical Greece for the first time. It features a new translation and selection of Herodotus's The Histories by Walter Blanco, supplemented by critical works chosen by Jennifer Roberts. Walter Blanco's translation manages both to remain true to the spirit and letter of the original Greek and to be readily understandable to American students. The selections from The Histories show Herodotus as ethnographer and as narrative historian, including his rich descriptions of Egyptian civilization and its contributions to Greek culture and his dramatic account of the Persian wars "Backgrounds and Commentaries" provide students with a context for understanding Herodotus's place at the genesis of the historical narrative tradition. Great classical accounts by Aeschylus, Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plutarch serve as comparative pieces in early historical narrative while critical commentaries by modern scholarsincluding Hume, Mill, Macaulay, Collingwood, Momigliano, Ferrill, and othersengage students in the debate over Herodotus's historical authority. A master Map, Chronology of Events, Glossary of names, places, and terms, and explanatory footnotes facilitate the student's understanding of this work. A Bibliography directs readers to resources for further study.

Softcover. Condition: Good+. Minor ink notes and underlining to a few pages. Minor waterstaining to rear endpapers. Creasing to rear wrap. Spine sunned. Stamped 'Instructor's desk copy' to rear wrap. ; A Norton Critical Edition; 464 pages; This Norton Critical Edition offers an introduction to Herodotus for students approaching the history of Western Civilization or classical Greece for the first time. It features a new translation and selection of Herodotus's The Histories by Walter Blanco, supplemented by critical works chosen by Jennifer Roberts. Walter Blanco's translation manages both to remain true to the spirit and letter of the original Greek and to be readily understandable to American students. The selections from The Histories show Herodotus as ethnographer and as narrative historian, including his rich descriptions of Egyptian civilization and its contributions to Greek culture and his dramatic account of the Persian wars "Backgrounds and Commentaries" provide students with a context for understanding Herodotus's place at the genesis of the historical narrative tradition. Great classical accounts by Aeschylus, Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plutarch serve as comparative pieces in early historical narrative while critical commentaries by modern scholarsincluding Hume, Mill, Macaulay, Collingwood, Momigliano, Ferrill, and othersengage students in the debate over Herodotus's historical authority. A master Map, Chronology of Events, Glossary of names, places, and terms, and explanatory footnotes facilitate the student's understanding of this work. A Bibliography directs readers to resources for further study.

Softcover. Condition: Good+. Minor ink notes and underlining to a few pages. Else VG. ; A Norton Critical Edition; 464 pages; This Norton Critical Edition offers an introduction to Herodotus for students approaching the history of Western Civilization or classical Greece for the first time. It features a new translation and selection of Herodotus's The Histories by Walter Blanco, supplemented by critical works chosen by Jennifer Roberts. Walter Blanco's translation manages both to remain true to the spirit and letter of the original Greek and to be readily understandable to American students. The selections from The Histories show Herodotus as ethnographer and as narrative historian, including his rich descriptions of Egyptian civilization and its contributions to Greek culture and his dramatic account of the Persian wars "Backgrounds and Commentaries" provide students with a context for understanding Herodotus's place at the genesis of the historical narrative tradition. Great classical accounts by Aeschylus, Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plutarch serve as comparative pieces in early historical narrative while critical commentaries by modern scholarsincluding Hume, Mill, Macaulay, Collingwood, Momigliano, Ferrill, and othersengage students in the debate over Herodotus's historical authority. A master Map, Chronology of Events, Glossary of names, places, and terms, and explanatory footnotes facilitate the student's understanding of this work. A Bibliography directs readers to resources for further study.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Very light shelfwear. ; A Norton Critical Edition; 464 pages; This Norton Critical Edition offers an introduction to Herodotus for students approaching the history of Western Civilization or classical Greece for the first time. It features a new translation and selection of Herodotus's The Histories by Walter Blanco, supplemented by critical works chosen by Jennifer Roberts. Walter Blanco's translation manages both to remain true to the spirit and letter of the original Greek and to be readily understandable to American students. The selections from The Histories show Herodotus as ethnographer and as narrative historian, including his rich descriptions of Egyptian civilization and its contributions to Greek culture and his dramatic account of the Persian wars "Backgrounds and Commentaries" provide students with a context for understanding Herodotus's place at the genesis of the historical narrative tradition. Great classical accounts by Aeschylus, Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plutarch serve as comparative pieces in early historical narrative while critical commentaries by modern scholarsincluding Hume, Mill, Macaulay, Collingwood, Momigliano, Ferrill, and othersengage students in the debate over Herodotus's historical authority. A master Map, Chronology of Events, Glossary of names, places, and terms, and explanatory footnotes facilitate the student's understanding of this work. A Bibliography directs readers to resources for further study.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Desk copy.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1933 hardcover. NO DJ. Shelf wear and staining to covers and edges. Pages are tanned, but unmarked.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Trans Walter Blanco (illustrator). 1st Edition. A Norton critical edition. A New translation, Selections, Backgrounds, Commentaries., with introduction and notes by Walter Blanco and Jennifer Tolbert Roberts. xx. 433p.map, glossary. Stamp on back cover stating "Instructor's Desk Copy" else as new. Book.

Cartoné editorial. Condition: mínimas rozaduras. ilustraciones en color y en blanco y negro (illustrator). 202 pp 12x16.

Paperback. Condition: New. 'Fifteen-year-old Jimmy hasn't seen his father, Crab, since he was a baby. Myers artfully and gradually reveals the truth about Crab: he's been in prison for the last nine years but is now critically ill; he has escaped in order to clear his name and earn his son's love and respect. This is one of Myers's most memorable pieces of writing.' -- Copyright ? 1992 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. Jimmy tiene quice anos, vive en Harlem y sabe moverse en un mundo bastante hostil. Pero las cosas se complican cuando aparece Crab, su padre. Crab, que desaparecio nueve anos atras, de pronto quiere conocer a su hijo.Crab y Jimmy salen a recorrer el pais y visitar los lugares donde vivio Crab. Si bien Jimmy no entiende las decisiones que su padre tomo en el pasado, termina dandose cuenta de que ahora necesita que lo perdonen.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New. pp. 720.

Soft cover. Condition: New. ISBN:9780393933970.

Condition: New. pp. 720.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. (1st, 1st) Very large, heavy, thicker softcover, glossy wrappers colorfully designed in orange, white and peach background, a color-illustration of Greek vase at center front, white spine and back wrapper, 354 pages plus extensive catalog. Tiny light smudge at pages' bottom edge. Near Very Fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. READ THIS! Book is a photocopy of original. The book still looks good, with good binding and cover. Book has two small smudges on front cover, large scrape on back cover, corners and bottom of spine showing light shelf wear.