The Peloponnesian War - Softcover

Thucydides

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226801063 ISBN 13: 9780226801063

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1989

Synopsis

"Thomas Hobbes's translation of Thucydides brings together the magisterial prose of one of the greatest writers of the English language and the depth of mind and experience of one of the greatest writers of history in any language. . . . For every reason, the current availability of this great work is a boon."—Joseph Cropsey, University of Chicago

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This powerful translation by Thomas Hobbes has long been considered the truest to the original Greek. Hobbes's eloquent and lucid style captures Thucydides' use of language in recreating the Athens-Sparta conflict. It is Thucydides special ability to portray and enliven that has provided us with the most revealing accounts of the people and events in that long war: Pericles' funeral oration, the plague, the civil war in Corcyra, the debate between Cleon and Diodotus over the fate of Mitylene, the Melian Dialogue, and above all the ruin of the Sicilian translations that are works of art in their own right.

About the Author:

David Grene (1913–2002) taught classics for many years at the University of Chicago. He was a founding member of the Committee on Social Thought and coedited the University of Chicago Press’s prestigious series The Complete Greek Tragedies.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0226801063
• ISBN 13: 9780226801063
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 668