Thucydides: Man's Place in History

Description

Stahl's classic book on Thucydides is one of the most profound and widely respected modern studies of the Athenian historian. Published in German in 1966 as Thukydides: Die Stellung des Menschen im geschichtlichen Prozess , it has not been available in English until now. For this new edition, the original has been revised and enlarged by two chapters which reflect the author's subsequent work. Stahl's achievement is, first, to free Thucydides from the nationalist limits which modern interpreters imposed, then to demonstrate the technique whereby Thucydides constructs his work as an interplay, using narrative to comment on the speeches of politicians, to confirm or, more often, to refute his speakers' analysis. Cover Title Page Copyright CONTENTS PREFACE 1 THE QUESTION 2 RETROSPECTIVE 3 PROJECTIONS AND PROS PECTS Book 1 4 PRELUDE TO WAR Book 2 .2-6 5 PLAN AND REALITY Book 2 6 ENDPOINTS OF SERIES O F EVENTS Book 3 .2-8 5 7 RECURRING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF EVENT S EQUENCES Books 3 . 941 14; 4.2-5 . 1 4 8 B EHAVIO R IN THE EXTREME SITUATION Book 5 . 841 1 3 9 SPEECHES vs. COURSE O F EVENTS IN BOOKS 6 AND 10 LITERARY DETAIL AND HI STORICAL CRISIS POINT: The Sicilian Books! BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX RERUM INDEX NOMINUM INDEX VERBORUM GRAECORUM INDEX LOCORUM