Thucydides

by Connor, W. Robert, (Walter Robert)

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Title Statements

Full title :Thucydides / W. Robert Connor.

Summary

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1984
Edition:Second printing, with corrections

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
Place of Publication:Princeton, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1984

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 266 pages ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0691035695, 9780691035697, 0691102392, 9780691102399
oclc:ocm16775193
LC Classification:PA4461
Dewey Decimal:938.05

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