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First 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.



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Rawlings 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 Contents

Editors' 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

The Mind of Thucydides

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 15 December 2017
      ISBN-13 9781501714825
      978-1501714825
      ISBN-10 1501714821
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: ancient, classical Historiography Not Just Books Stationery

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      First 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 Review

      Rawlings 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 Contents

      Editors' and Translator’s Preface
      Editors’ Introduction
      Author’s Dedication      Introduction
      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

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