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Thucydides

Jeffrey S Rusten editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:23rd Jul '09

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Thucydides' account of the war between Athens and Sparta is the first great work of political history and still a fundamental text for political science and international relations today; it is also a compelling story, full of vivid characters and tragic miscalculations. This collection of essays is designed to accompany, instruct, and stimulate readers of Thucydides by making accessible some classic and influential studies that are frequently cited but not always easy to access. (One-third of the essays appear here in English for the first time.) All Greek is translated, and an introductory chapter surveys the chronology and thematic controversies among Thucydides' readings from antiquity to the present.

A first-rate collection that well serves both those encountering Thucydides for the first time and those who know (or think they know) him well. * Classical World *

ISBN: 9780199206193

Dimensions: 217mm x 140mm x 29mm

Weight: 645g

536 pages