The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Full text views reflects the number of pdf downloads, pdfs sent to. The third and final volume of the only commentary in english by a single author on the complete writings of thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc historian of the peloponnesian war. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides. Plutarch and thucydides or the free use of quotations.
Full text of horatio hornblower complete novels c s forester pdf. This volume completes simon hornblowers most excellent commentary on thucydides. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This the third volume of trilogy on thucydides hardly disappoint. Simon hornblower s commentary, by translating every passage or phrase of greek commented on, for the first time allows the reader with little or no greek to appreciate the detail of thucydides thought and subjectmatter. Pdf the history of the peloponnesian war primary source. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Thucydides assuredly has much to say about the balance of power and the outbreak of war, his famous statement cannot be interpreted in isolation, nor, indeed, is it scientific in any contemporary sense. Thucydides wished to represent events and people as they really were, and to make them intelligible. Thucydides and the tradition of funeral speeches at athens. When i speak of thucydides constructing his archidamus, of course i do not imply that he proceeded as a novelist, wholly free to create a character as he might wish. Free pdf download books by simon hornblower editor. This is the first volume of a twovolume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury b.
Simon hornblowers commentary, by translating every passage or phrase of greek commented on, for the first time allows the reader with little or no greek to appreciate the detail of thucydides thought and subjectmatter. List of books and articles about thucydides online research. Born in 1949, he was educated at eton college, where he was a kings scholar, at jesus college, cambridge, where he took a firstclass in part i of the classical tripos in 1969, and at balliol college, oxford, where he took firstclass honours in literae humaniores in 1971 ba and hence subsequently ma and a dphil in 1978 with a thesis entitled maussollos of karia. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive. Arnold wycombe publication date 1945 topics thucydides criticism and interpretation. The history of the peloponnesian war is an account of the peloponnesian war in ancient greece, fought between the peloponnesian league led by sparta and the delian league led by athens in the 5th century bc. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. According to irving kristol, selfdescribed founder of american neoconservatism, thucydides wrote the favorite neoconservative text on foreign affairs. Thucydides article about thucydides by the free dictionary. Hornblower, thucydides london, 1987, 70 and 16364, are very strong. Dover, kenneth james boxid ia1671014 camera sony alphaa6300 control. The humanity of thucydides with which orwin is concerned is not his humaneness, his empathy with human suffering, but his sense of the human predicament, his combination of an unflinching presentation of the harshness of political life with an element that transcends this presentation p. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war my work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the taste of an immediate public, but was done to last forever. He is professor of classics and ancient history in the university of oxford and senior research fellow of all souls college, oxford.
This is not a book for the newcomer to thucydides, who will gain more from gomme, romilly, parry, macleod, connor, pouncey, proctor, hornblower, and ostwald. Nov 28, 1991 of the three books covered in this volume, book i presents thucydides aims in writing the work and the historical background to the war. Hornblower illuminates these ancient texts and makes the excitement as accessible and immediate as much more contemporary thrillers like the federalist papers. In the introduction to volume ii, hornblower recognized the strengths of gomme and stated his areas of difference, which were his desire to address an. Simon hornblowers commentary, by translating every passage of greek commented on for the first time, allows readers with little or no greek to appreciate the detail of thucydides thought and subjectmatter.
Simon hornblowers commentary, by translating every passage of greek commented on, for the first time allows readers with little or no greek to appreciate the detail of thucydides thought and subjectmatter. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Dover and hornblower evaluate the move in the latter half of the twentieth century towards a more critical approach to thucydides as a source, and a greater focus on the.
Hornblowers point that thucydides own personal education surely included a grounding in the great epic poems is a fundamental one that finds considerable support in this article. In this paper i intend to provide an analysis of thucydidess account of war. Antony spawforth is professor of ancient history, university of newcastle upon tyne. But the nature of that achievement looks increasingly probl. The advanced student of thucydides may find a heuristic value in orwins work, finding associations and implications he may have overlooked, but he will need to read orwin cautiously, with. Simon hornblower planned to produce a full historical and literary commentary on thucydides surviving work and that the oxford university press would publish it. A handbook to the reception of thucydides wiley online library. This is the first volume of a threevolume historical and liter. Simon hornblower is professor of classics and grote professor of ancient history, university college london. This is the second volume of a threevolume historical and lite.
Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. As a general in the peloponnesian war he failed 424 bc to prevent the surrender of the city of amphipolis to the spartan commander brasidas and was exiled until the end of the war. Thucydides, pericles, and the idea of athens in the peloponnesian war is the first comprehensive study of thucydides presentation of pericles radical redefinition of the city of athens during the peloponnesian war. Dec 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Thucydides, political violence, civil war, totalitarianism. Download thucydides reader ebook free in pdf and epub format.
Reviewdiscussion simon hornblower, a commentary on thucydides, volume ii. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. The outbreak of the peloponnesian war, the archidamian war, the peace of nicias and the sicilian expedition, and the fall of the athenian empire. Ix, 230 pp, mnemosyne on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
Books ii and iii describe the main this is the first volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc historian of the peloponnesian war. Martha taylor argues that thucydides subtly critiques pericles vision of athens as a city divorced from the territory of attica and focused, instead, on the sea and the empire. Simon hornblower s commentary, by translating every passage of greek commented on for the first time, allows readers with little or no greek to appreciate the detail of thucydides thought and subjectmatter. When a free community, held in subjection by force, rises, as is only natural, and asserts its independence. A commentary on thucydides by simon hornblower, hardcover. Not that arnold gommes oxford commentary was above reproach, or addressed and resolved all questions. Baltimore, the johns hopkins university press, 1987. To start, it requires the historys involved first book as.
A commentary on thucydides slp edition by simon hornblower author. Based on the venerable richard crawley translation, updated and revised for modern readers. Buy a commentary on thucydides slp by hornblower, simon isbn. It was written by thucydides, an athenian general who served in the war. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. The history of the peloponnesian war primary source edition book summary. The fourthcentury and hellenistic reception of thucydides jstor. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is the author and editor of many books see books by the same author.
Horatio hornblower complete novels c s forester pdf. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. List of books and articles about thucydides online. My only criticism is that a 3 volume set at 325 dollars a volume seem painfully underwritten. Read thucydides reader online, read in mobile or kindle. Printed on acid free paper 2006 2005 2004 2003 4321 no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. Thucydides intended his work to be an everlasting possession and the continuing importance of his work is undisputed. Thucydides will narrate a war that occurred during his own lifetime, for the. That, of course, is very different from using them as evidence for his own opinions. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides free. The landmark thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides free ebook.
Argus books online magazine antologija rei u vremenu. Thucydides archidamus and herodotus artabanus bulletin of. Full text of horatio hornblower complete novels c s forester. Thucydides shows that pericles reconceputalization of the city led the athenians both to melos and to sicily. It supplements and makes notable advances on the continuation of the work of a. War thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation. Thucydides, pericles, and the idea of athens in the. Contains many new interpretations of wellknown passages and problems, as well as providing full bibliographical. Full text of horatio hornblower complete novels c s. Simon hornblower, fba born 1949 is an english classicist and academic.
Forester, which i just finished reading last night. Full text of horatio hornblower complete novels c s forester pdf see other formats. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Simon hornblower is professor of classics and ancient history, university college london. A new history of the peloponnesian war is an ebookonly omnibus edition that includes all four volumes of donald kagans acclaimed account of the war between athens and sparta 431404 b. The ancient greek achievement in the writing of history set the standard for all time. Morgan, catherine 2007, pindars poetry, patrons, and festivals. This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever unusual to see a junior officer walking on the public sidewalk, hands free, and looking important, while his horatio hornblower. Snjaffe outbreak of war university of toronto tspace. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the argus books online magazine antologija rei u vremenu, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. Pdf history of the peloponnesian war v 2 download full. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Hornblowers point that thucydides own personal education surely included a.