The opening essay of travels with herodotus, crossing the border, establishes the books central motifskapuciski s desire to encounter the world and his admiration for the ancient greek historian. He is always reading the right bit at the right time and the juxtaposition between the two worlds adds breadth and depth to both. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. He only went where the greek merchants already could and did go. From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the iron curtain to india, china. Travels with herodotus is a nonfiction book written by the polish journalist, ryszard kapuscinski, published in 2004 and now available in english translation. Time travels with herodotus ebook by william allen perry 2nd.
Sep 28, 2004 travels with herodotus is a lovely travelogue, memoir, and literary exploration. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The histories also known as the history of herodotus is considered the founding work of history in western literature. Travels with herodotus vintage international ryszard kapuscinski, klara glowczewska on. Herodotus, the histories, book 4, chapter 147, section 1. In the 1950s, ryszard kapuscinski finished university in poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad perhaps to czechoslovakia. Travels with herodotus chronicles a lifetime of travels as the author juxtaposes his impressions of a world he could never have imagined from the confines of the closed communist society of the fifties with the ancient explorers first encounters with countries and cultures on the fringes of classical greek experience. Travels with herodotus vintage international paperback.
Read travels with herodotus by ryszard kapuscinski available from rakuten kobo. May 19, 2014 a delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. Travels with herodotus is a lovely travelogue, memoir, and literary exploration. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
To read the history herodotus only book is to seek ones roots as a member of western democratic civilization. Travels with herodotus unfolds with characteristic ingenuity. Travels with herodotus by ryszard kapuscinski waterstones. From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of. Jun 30, 2007 travels with herodotus by ryszard kapuscinski, translated by klara glowczewska 282pp, allen lane.
Because of this, the accounts of his travels in the region are sparse relating mainly to comments on the. This 147page guide for histories by herodotus includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 9 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Of his life we know almost nothing, except that he spent much of it traveling, to collect the material for his writings, and that he finally settled down at thurii, in southern italy, where his great work was composed. Written from the 450s to the 420s bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, they serve as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known around the mediterranean and western asia at that time. Travels with herodotus hardcover the elliott bay book. The way travels with herodotus is framed, battles between persians and greeks are set up to resonate perfectly with the events of kapuscinskis life. Time travels with herodotus ebook by william allen perry.
The history by herodotus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Clio these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from losing their due meed of glory. It is the story of ryszard kapuscinskis travels, it is the story of herodotuss travels. Each subsequent generation of historians has sought to use his text and to measure. Herodotus was born at halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of asia minor, in the early part of the fifth century, b. Page i the life and travels of herodotus in the fifth century before christ. Travels with herodotus ebook written by ryszard kapuscinski. Sounds like the dev team has been pouring blood, sweat, cheetos, cheetos dust, doritos, doritos dust, mtn dew, and other less important things into this project, thank you so much. The life and travels of herodotus in the fifth century. Creation, by gore vidal, interpreting many scenes from the persian viewpoint. The history of herodotus book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may. It is also quieter and more reflective and it fills in some holes about kapuscinskis life left by his other handful of books that have been translated into english.
But i will put it off for a bit as there is more out there of interest to me at this time. Simultaneously, it tells the story of the growth of the persian empire. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0. More serious criticism of his work has to do with the credibility of the accounts of his travels.
Theres more than a touch of the william boot to the start of kapuscinskis career as a foreign correspondent. Herodotus account of the grecopersian wars was the only book he ever wrote. I managed to get through volume one and someday may take on volume two. Travels with herodotus by ryszard kapuscinski books on. Jun 08, 2007 a nameless energy gathers as one reads deeper into travels with herodotus, and one begins to realize that, in many ways, kapuscinskis previous books, however brilliant, were somewhat impersonal. Travels with herodotus quotes by ryszard kapuscinski. All through kapuscinskis travels, herodotus monumental book will keep the reporter company, acting as a talisman for what he might do and be.
Diavazo greek books travels with herodotus ryszard. Featured content includes commentary on major characters. Pharaoh, by boleslaw prus, incorporating the labyrinth scenes inspired by herodotus description in book ii of the histories. He is known for having written the book the histories greek. While in olbia, herodotus traveled with various greek trading vessels, heading up the dnieper into the region of kiev. It is must reading and will enrich your life more than you can imagine. Written in 440 bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in western asia, northern.
Herodotus was, in a sense, the first great reporter of the western world. Almost as an afterthought, the editor handed him a present for the road a polish translation of herodotus the histories. From the master of literary reportage whose acclaimed books. Herodotus, unlike homer and the other ancient sources, wrote in prose rather than meter and ignored compromises of style in constructing his narrative. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read travels with herodotus. The histories, which is the oldest history book in western civilization, was completed around 425 b. Travels with herodotus by ryszard kapuscinski books. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Selected episodes from kapuscinskis life as a reporter in loose chronological order are interspersed with insightful commentaries on his favourite scenes that include lengthy quotations from herodotus account of the events.
Mar 27, 2018 criticism of herodotus work seems to have originated among athenians who took exception to his account of the battle of marathon 490 bce and, specifically, which families were due the most honor for the victory over the persians. From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the iron curtain to india, china, ethiopia, and other exotic locales. A commentary on herodotus books iiv hardcover david. Using the effervescent and profoundly modern herodotus as his guiding light, justin marozzi takes the reader back to his world with eclectic travels to greece, turkey, egypt and wartorn iraq. Histories, by herodotus, is an ancient greek text that tells the history of the wars between greece and persia. I really enjoyed the parts of the book that were purely kapuscinskis travels and accounts but found it harder to get into the herodotus parts.
Whether in china, poland, iran, or the congo, it was the father of historyand, as kapuscinski would realize, of globalismwho helped the young correspondent to make sense of events, to find the story where it. Travels with herodotus kindle edition by ryszard kapuscinski. His ultimate purpose was to educate the masses with the best truth that he could find. Born in poland in 1932, ryszard kapuscinski was for many decades a foreign correspondent.
Read time travels with herodotus by william allen perry 2nd available from rakuten kobo. As ryszard kapuscinski recounts the beginning of his career as an international correspondent, he retraces his contemporaneous relationship with herodotuss histories. H r erodotus, as we know, is both father of history and. The life and travels of herodotus in the fifth century before christ. Travels with herodotus by ryszard kapuscinski goodreads. Travels with herodotus quotes showing of 38 a journey, after all, neither begins in the instant we set out, nor ends when we have reached our door step once again. An imaginary biography, founded on fact, illustrative of the history, manners, religion, literature, arts, and social condition of the greeks, egyptians, persians, babylonians, hebrews, scythians, and other ancient nations, in the days of pericles and nehemiah. Travels with herodotus records how kapuscinski set out on his first forays to india, china and africa with the great greek historian constantly in his pocket. Travels with herodotus 2004 by ryszard kapuscinski english translation. Kapuscinskis final book, travels with herodotus, is about the father of history, a man so bound by his fifthcenturyb. Hailed as both father of history and father of lies, he wrote a history of the time of the persian wars that was everything the later thucydides history of the peloponnesian wars was not. In travels with herodotus, kapuciski returns to his origins as a foreign correspondent, describing many of his early assignments, as well as his devotion to historiai herodotou c. Its from herodotus that many of the best stories of ancient greece come.
So its fitting that, through herodotus book, the english patient reveals his own history. Travels with herodotus is a better book than his last one, shadow of the sun, but not as good as the soccer war. The more ethnocentric his interests, the better they define his culture. Whether in china, poland, iran, or the congo, it was the father of historyand, as kapuscinski would realize, of globalismwho helped the young correspondent to make sense of events, to find the story where it did not obviously exist. For the next four decades, that book was the journalists traveling companion through war. Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century bc to describe the world as he knew it its peoples and their achievements, together with the causes and course of the great wars that brought the greek cities into conflict with the empires of the near east.
Travels with herodotus chronicles a lifetime of travels as the author juxtaposes his impressions of a world he could never have imagined from the confines of the closed communist society of the fifties with the ancient explorers first encounters with countries and. On media ethnocentrism, otherness and the mission of the journalist working as a foreign correspondent mariusadrian hazaparu universitatea alexandru ioan cuza, iasi the present article discusses the multiple facets of foreign correspondence journalism based on reflections on the matter encapsulated by the polish. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Travels with herodotus is his last work, completed in 2007, just before his death at the age of 74. In it, he combines his love of reporting and revisits his memories of his early travels to india and africa with a copy of herodotus the histories in his knapsack, weaving the tales of the ancient world into his own travel experiences. It is in part a gripping and much revered tale of colossal confrontation between freedomloving greekspeaking peoples the athenians, spartans, and others and the seemingly unstoppable forces of the persians. Travels with herodotus by ryszard kapuscinski readings. He sees louis armstrong in khartoum, visits daressalaam, arrives in algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen but he sees the mediterranean for the first time. Gates of fire, by stephen pressfield, has the battle of thermopylae book vii as its centrepiece. Travels with herodotus hardcover the elliott bay book company.
May 01, 2008 travels with herodotus is rich with details, observations, anecdotes, stories that require crackling fires. As one of the twentieth centurys most notable journalists, ryszard kapuciski often brought a personal element into his writing, especially in his essay collections wojna futbolowa 1979. From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond. The best stories of herodotus returns today after a shamefully long gap with a story that has nothing to do with our favourite topic, the greekpersian wars. Herodotus has a wonderful, gossipy style that makes reading these histories more fun than studying the rise of the persian empire and its clash with greecehowever, thats exactly what readers will do in this engaging history, which is full of interesting digressions and asides. Travels with herodotus is rich with details, observations, anecdotes, stories that require crackling fires. Because the histories of herodotus is so much more than the longwinded retelling of a few gory battles. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. I did enjoy reading travels with herodotus but not quite as much as some of his other books hence 4 rather than 5 stars. Then, one day in 1956, his editor called him in and said he would be going to india as the papers first foreign correspondent. Written with supreme eloquence and a constant eye to the global undercurrents that have shaped the last halfcentury, travels with herodotus is an exceptional chronicle of one mans journey across continents. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature.
Two narratives gently accelerate alongside each other. This book mixes together a collection of kapuscinskis own experiences and excerpts from the book the histories by herodotus which serves not only as a companion in his often long and lonely journeys but also as a guide to the. Packing herodotus, kapuscinski set out as a young journalist. A delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. It is the story of ryszard kapuscinskis travels, it is the story of herodotus s travels.
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