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Thucydides (9780691102399) stands as a landmark in classical historiography, weaving relentless scrutiny of power, ethics, and human folly into a rigorous account of the Peloponnesian War and its enduring lessons.

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Connor, W. Robert’s edition offers a carefully annotated presentation that illuminates Thucydides’ method: the pursuit of cause-and-effect through eyewitness testimony, disciplined narrative, and a skeptical stance toward factional legend. The work examines strategic decisions, political maneuvering, and the shifting loyalties of city-states as Athens and Sparta contend for supremacy, revealing how fear, honor, and interest shape the course of war and the fragility of democratic governance under pressure.

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W. Robert Connor provides a lucid, scholarly translation and introduction that situates Thucydides within both ancient rhetorical tradition and modern historical method, drawing on decades of philological and interpretive study. His editorial framework emphasizes accuracy of language, textual clarity, and contextual notes that make the ancient text accessible to contemporary readers while preserving its intricate argumentative structure.

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Thucydides offers a disciplined, unflinching inquiry into how power, probability, and human ambition collide in war, making it essential reading for anyone exploring the foundations of political realism and historical inquiry.

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Thucydides (9780691102399) stands as a landmark in classical historiography, weaving relentless scrutiny of power, ethics, and human folly into a rigorous account of the Peloponnesian War and its enduring lessons.

Summary

Connor, W. Robert’s edition offers a carefully annotated presentation that illuminates Thucydides’ method: the pursuit of cause-and-effect through eyewitness testimony, disciplined narrative, and a skeptical stance toward factional legend. The work examines strategic decisions, political maneuvering, and the shifting loyalties of city-states as Athens and Sparta contend for supremacy, revealing how fear, honor, and interest shape the course of war and the fragility of democratic governance under pressure.

About the author

W. Robert Connor provides a lucid, scholarly translation and introduction that situates Thucydides within both ancient rhetorical tradition and modern historical method, drawing on decades of philological and interpretive study. His editorial framework emphasizes accuracy of language, textual clarity, and contextual notes that make the ancient text accessible to contemporary readers while preserving its intricate argumentative structure.

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Thucydides offers a disciplined, unflinching inquiry into how power, probability, and human ambition collide in war, making it essential reading for anyone exploring the foundations of political realism and historical inquiry.

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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780691102399
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0691102392
Hardcover
Paperback
Publishing year: 1987
Publisher: Princeton University Press
280 Pages
Weight: 0,399 kg
Language: eng/Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 0691102392

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0-691-10239-2, 978-0-691-10239-9
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Book author: connor, robert walter, thucydides
Book title: thucydides, thucydide

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