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| Publisher | OUP Oxford |
| ISBN 13 | 9780198152569 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198152566 |
| Book Subtitle | Narrative And Explanation |
| Book Description | War is a harsh teacher wrote Thucydides in the fifth century BC. Rood analyses the techniques through which Thucydides' narrative explains the origin and course of the Peloponnesian War and exposes harsh truths about how individuals and states behave. Rood concentrates on how the use of techniques, such as selectivity, interaction of speech and narrative, and manipulation of time and perspective, points at one level to general human constraints, at another to the self-destructiveness of Athen's imperial power. The book explores some techniques that have received little attention and offers new ways of reading others; it gives new insight into Thucydides' sophistication and the way he relates to his predece |
| Language | English |
| Author | Tim Rood |
| Publication Date | 29-Dec-11 |
| Number of Pages | 352 |
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