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Title: The Peloponnesian War Condition: New Subtitle: A Norton Critical Edition ISBN-10: 0393971678 EAN: 9780393971675 ISBN: 9780393971675 Publisher: WW Norton & Co Format: Paperback Release Date: 08/19/1998 Description: Thucydides' military and diplomatic acumen, his understanding of human psychology, and his narrative skill have shaped the writing of history for over two thousand years. "Backgrounds and Contexts" provides supplementary selections from Xenophon, Herodotus, Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and twentieth-century journalist, Walter Karp. "Interpretations" includes richly varied assessments of Thucydides by Theodor Gomperz, Francis M. Cornford, Charles N. Chochrane, R. G. Collingwood, Albert Cook, Cynthia Farrar, Adam Parry, Glen Bowersock, Robert Gilpin, Michael Doyle, and Gregory Crane. The edition also includes fourteen maps, a chronology, a glossary, a selected bibliography, and an index. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 236mm Item Length: 142mm Item Width: 28mm Item Weight: 614g Author: Thucydides Translator: Walter Blanco Contributor: Walter Blanco (Edited by), Jennifer Tolbert Roberts (Edited by), Walter Blanco (Translated by) Genre: History Topic: Ancient History, Literary Criticism Book Series: Norton Critical Editions Release Year: 1998
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