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Author: Thucydides
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Author: Thucydides
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Languages : en
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Author: Thucydides
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Languages : en
Pages : 459
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Author: Vasileios Liotsakis
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110532093
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 211
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Since antiquity, Book 8 of Thucydides’ History has been considered an unpolished draft which lacks revision. Even those who admit that the book has some elements of internal coherence believe that Thucydides, if death had not prevented him, would have improved many chapters or even the whole structure of the book. Consequently, while the first seven books of the History have been well examined through the last two centuries, the narrative plan of Book 8 remains an obscure subject, as we do not possess an extensive and detailed presentation of its whole narrative design. Vasileios Liotsakis tries to satisfy this central desideratum of the Thucydidean scholarship by offering a thorough description of the compositional plan, which, in his opinion, Thucydides put into effect in the last 109 chapters of his work. His study elaborates on the structural parts of the book, their details, and the various techniques through which Thucydides composed his narration in order to reach the internal cohesion of these chapters as well as their close connection to the rest of the History. Liotsakis offers us an original approach not only of Book 8 but also of the whole work, since his observations reshape our overall view of the History.
Author: Christopher Pelling
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316829839
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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In Books 6 and 7 Thucydides' narrative is, as Plutarch puts it, 'at its most emotional, vivid, and varied' as he describes the Sicilian Expedition that ended so catastrophically for Athens (415–413 BCE). Book 7 opens with Athens seemingly on the point of victory, but the arrival of the Spartan commander Gylippus marks a change in fortunes and the Athenian commander Nicias is soon sending home a desperate plea for reinforcements. Three narrative masterpieces follow their arrival, first the eerie confusion of the night battle on the heights, then the naval clash in the Great Harbour, and finally the desperate attempt to escape and the slaughter at the river Assinarus. Following the sister commentary on Book 6, the Commentary offers students considerable help understanding the Greek while the Introduction discusses Thucydides' narrative skill and the part these books play in the architecture of the history.
Author: Thucydides
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Languages : en
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Author: Thucydides
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Author: Thucydides
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Author: Thucydides
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Author: Blaise Nagy
Publisher: Focus
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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An annotated and illustrated Thucydides reader containing passages from books I-VIII of the Histories with introductory material for all eight books of the Histories, commentary and grammatical notes. This book is a standard text for any college course in reading Thucydides in Greek. It is also suitable for post-intermediate, secondary school students who want to tackle the works of a popular but challenging author.
