Ebook: Thucydides and the shaping of history
Author: Thucydides, Greenwood Emily, Thucydides
- Tags: Thucydides. -- History of the Peloponnesian War. Historiography -- Greece. Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War 431-404 B.C. -- Historiography. History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides) Historiography. Greece. Thucydides. Thucydides -- v460-v400. Geschichtsschreibung.
- Series: Classical Literature and Society
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- City: London, Greece, Greece
- Language: English
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"This book approaches the shaping of history from three different angles. It examines the way in which Thucydides shaped history and how his narrative shapes our experience as readers of the History. In addition, it also examines the relationship between Thucydides' work and contemporary institutions, such as the theatre, which shaped his approach to his subject. Thirdly, this book also explores the role that Read more...
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Thucydides' work was one of the most exciting creations in the cultural history of Greece in the fifth century BC and it still poses fresh and challenging questions about the writing of history. Read more...
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