A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century

A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century

Rating

7.0

The Pequod Review:

John Burrow's A History of Histories is a somewhat dry review of 2,500 years of historiography. His scope is impressive though, and includes many lesser-known historians.