Description
Book SynopsisFirst published in France in 1956 and now available in English for the first time, this narratological analysis of Thucydides's "History of the Peloponnesian War" highlights the power and sophistication of the Greek historian's rhetoric.
Trade ReviewRawlings has done a great favor to students of Thucydides by making Romilly's work available to an English-speaking audience. With this work Romilly revolutionized how scholars approached and studied Thucydides. Instead of analyzing the accuracy of his narrative on the Peloponnesian War, Romilly examines how Thucydides thought. She treats the history like a piece of intellectual art and Thucydides like an artist.
-- Nikolaus Overtoom, Louisiana State University * H-War *
Table of ContentsEditors' and Translator’s Preface
Editors’ Introduction
Author’s DedicationIntroduction
1. Narrative Methods
2. Battle Accounts: Analysis and Narration
3. The Antithetical Speeches
4. Investigating the Past: The "Archaeology"
ConclusionWorks Cited
Index of Thucydidean Passages Discussed
General Index
