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Author: A. W. Spratt Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107693373 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 471
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Originally published in 1896 , this book contains the Greek text of the fourth book of Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War, which includes rising political difficulties in Sicily and the various successes of Brasidas in Thrace. The text is prefaced by an introduction on the origins of the war.
Author: A. W. Spratt Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107693373 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 471
Book Description
Originally published in 1896 , this book contains the Greek text of the fourth book of Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War, which includes rising political difficulties in Sicily and the various successes of Brasidas in Thrace. The text is prefaced by an introduction on the origins of the war.
Author: Thucydides Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521339292 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 280
Book Description
The second book of Thucydides' history is of particular literary interest, containing as it does such important sections as the funeral oration, the account of the plague at Athens and the obituary of Pericles. Professor Rusten's commentary aims to assist the students to learn to read Thucydides. It scrutinises not only the standard historical context but also the literary and philosophical one, and devotes special attention to the exceptionally complex structures and techniques of language which make Thucydides the most difficult as well as most profound of ancient historians. The introduction surveys biographical interpretations of the text, suggests a new approach to fictive elements in the speeches, and sketches the chief features of Thucydidean style. This edition is intended primarily as a textbook for undergraduates and students in the upper forms of schools (both introduction and commentary are meant to be accessible even to less advanced students of Greek), but any Greek scholar will find it rewarding.
Author: Donald Kagan Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 0801467268 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 476
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"The fourth volume in Kagan's history of ancient Athens, which has been called one of the major achievements of modern historical scholarship, begins with the ill-fated Sicilian expedition of 413 B.C. and ends with the surrender of Athens to Sparta in 404 B.C. Richly documented, precise in detail, it is also extremely well-written, linking it to a tradition of historical narrative that has become rare in our time." ― Virginia Quarterly Review In the fourth and final volume of his magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the period from the destruction of Athens' Sicilian expedition in September of 413 B.C. to the Athenian surrender to Sparta in the spring of 404 B.C. Through his study of this last decade of the war, Kagan evaluates the performance of the Athenian democracy as it faced its most serious challenge. At the same time, Kagan assesses Thucydides' interpretation of the reasons for Athens’ defeat and the destruction of the Athenian Empire.
Author: Walter Robert Connor Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 1400820049 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 280
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This full-scale sequential reading of Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War will be invaluable to the specialist and also to those in search of an introduction and companion to the Histories. Moving beyond other studies by its focus on the reader's role in giving meaning to the text, it reveals Thucydides' use of objectivity not so much as a standard for the proper presentation of his subject matter as a method for communicating with his readers and involving them in the complexity and suffering of the Peloponnesian War. W. Robert Connor shows that as Thucydides' themes and ideas are reintroduced and developed, the initial reactions of the reader are challenged, subverted, and eventually made to contribute to a deeper understanding of the war.
Author: Ryan Balot Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190647744 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 773
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The Oxford Handbook of Thucydides contains newly commissioned essays on Thucydides as an historian, thinker, and writer. It also features chapters on Thucydides' intellectual context and ancient reception. The creative juxtaposition of historical, literary, philosophical, and reception studies allows for a better grasp of Thucydides' complex project and its intellectual context, while at the same time providing a comprehensive introduction to the author's ideas. The volume is organized into four sections of papers: History, Historiography, Political Theory, and Context and Reception. It therefore bridges traditionally divided disciplines. The authors engaged to write the forty chapters for this volume include both well-known scholars and less well-known innovators, who bring fresh ideas and new points of view. Articles avoid technical jargon and long footnotes, and are written in an accessible style. Finally, the volume includes a thorough introduction prefacing each paper, as well as several maps and an up-to-date bibliography that will enable further study. The Oxford Handbook of Thucydides offers a comprehensive introduction to a thinker and writer whose simultaneous depth and innovativeness have been the focus of intense literary and philosophical study since ancient times.
Author: A. W. Spratt
Author: A. W. Spratt
Author: Thucydides
Author: Thucydides
Author: Thucydides
Author: Thucydides
Author: Thucydides
Author: Donald Kagan
Author: Walter Robert Connor
Author: Thucydides
Author: Ryan Balot