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Thucydides

By Connor , Walter Robert

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1987
ISBN
9780691035697, 0691035695
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6012092 bytes)
Pages
266\277
Topic
History
Time added
2019-01-15 17:07:22
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Description

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.

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