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History of the Peloponnesian War (Norton Critical Editions) Book

Thucydides' military and diplomatic acumen, his understanding of human psychology, and his narrative skill have shaped the writing of history for over two thousand years. "Backgrounds and Contexts" provides supplementary selections from Xenophon, Herodotus, Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and twentieth-century journalist, Walter Karp. "Interpretations" includes richly varied assessments of Thucydides by Theodor Gomperz, Francis M. Cornford, Charles N. Chochrane, R. G. Collingwood, Albert Cook, Cynthia Farrar, Adam Parry, Glen Bowersock, Robert Gilpin, Michael Doyle, and Gregory Crane.The edition also includes fourteen maps, a chronology, a glossary, a selected bibliography, and an index.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    The text is that of the new and spirited translation by Walter Blanco. Jennifer Tolbert Roberts's introduction and annotations provide vital background information. Backgrounds and Contexts provides supplementary selections from Xenophon...

  • 0393971678
  • 9780393971675
  • Thucydides
  • 19 August 1998
  • W. W. Norton & Co.
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 592
  • New edition
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