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The Peloponnesian War
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Product Description
The first unabridged translation into American English, and the first to take into account the wealth of Thucydidean scholarship of the last half of the twentieth century, Steven Lattimore's translation sets a new standard for accuracy and reliability. Notes provide information necessary for a fuller understanding of problematic passages, explore their implications as well as the problems they may pose, and shed light on Thucydides as a distinctive literary artist as well as a source for historians and political theorists.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #443468 in Books
- Published on: 1998-06
- Original language: Greek
- Dimensions: .1 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 656 pages
Editorial Reviews
David P. Tompkins, Temple University
Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War mixes tragedy and intellection, profound emotion and painstaking analysis. Steven Lattimore has met the most daunting challenge to a translator of Thucydides, which is to provide a sense of this combination. Written in clear American English that never oversimplifies the original, this translation will be useful both to the novice intent on learning 'what happened' and to the returning reader seeking to savor high points like the Funeral Speech of Pericles.
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Thucydides; Translated by Steven Lattimore
