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Thucydides and the Shaping of History
Contributor(s): Greenwood, Emily (Author)

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ISBN: 0715632833     ISBN-13: 9780715632833
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2005
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Annotation: Thucydides??? work was one of the most exciting creations in the cultural history of Greece in the fifth century B.C. and it still poses fresh and challenging questions about the writing of history. There is a marked tension in Thucydides??? History between his aim to write about contemporary events and the desire that his work should outlast the period in which he composed it.Thucydides and the Shaping of History addresses two important issues: how contemporary was the History when it was written in the fifth century, and how "contemporary" is it now? This book combines a close analysis of Thucydides??? narrative with a discussion of its intellectual motivation; it examines how the historian attempted to determine theway in which readers would respond to his conception of the events of the Atheno-Peloponnesian War, and to ensure the continuing influence of his ideas.

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BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient - Greece
- Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
Dewey: 938.05
Series: Classical Literature and Society
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.16" W x 9.18" L (0.70 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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Thucydides' work was one of the most exciting creations in the cultural history of Greece in the fifth century BC and it still poses fresh and challenging questions about the writing of history. There is a marked tension in Thucydides' History between his aim to write about contemporary events and his desire that his work should outlast the period in which he composed it. Thucydides and the Shaping of History addresses two important issues: how contemporary was the History when it was written in the fifth century, and how 'contemporary' is it now? This book combines a close analysis of Thucydides' narrative with a discussion of its intellectual motivation; it examines how the historian attempted to determine the way in which readers would respond to his conception of the events of the Atheno-Peloponnesian War, and to ensure the continuing influence of his ideas.

 
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