History of the Peloponnesian War

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.

About the author

Walter Blanco is Associate Professor of English at the City University of New York.Jennifer Tolbert Roberts is Professor of Classics and History at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center.  Her books include Accountability in Athenian Government and Athens on Trial: The Antidemocratic Tradition in Western Thought.Walter Blanco is Associate Professor of English at the City University of New York.

Summary

Thucydides' account of the war fought in the fifth century BC between the Athenian and Spartan alliances established a paradigm for the war monograph. The complete text appears here and supporting information is provided by the introduction and annotations.

Product details

• Authors: Thucydides, Thucydides 431 Bc
• Assisted by: Walter Blanco (Editor), Jennifer T. Roberts (Editor), Jennifer Tolbert Roberts (Editor), Walter Blanco (Translation)
• Publisher: Norton W W Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.08.1998
• EAN: 9780393971675
• ISBN: 978-0-393-97167-5
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Norton Critical Editions; Norton Critical Editions
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Griechenland, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, History - General History