Morrison, James V., 1956-

Reading Thucydides James V. Morrison. - 1 online resource (xii, 282 p.) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-271) and indexes.

In dialogue with Thucydides -- The reader's task -- The Corcyrean conflict (1.24-55) -- Punctuated history : the case of Plataea -- Historical lessons in the Melian episode -- The comparison of cities and individuals -- Maxims and assimilation in the Mytilenian debate -- Athens the tyrant-city and the function of political metaphor -- Thucydides' life and work -- Ancient and modern audiences.

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Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War.


Greece--History--Historiography.--Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.


Electronic books.

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