Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War Book VII Paperback / softback
Edited by Christopher (University of Oxford) Pelling
Part of the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series
Paperback / softback
Description
In Books 6 and 7 Thucydides' narrative is, as Plutarch puts it, 'at its most emotional, vivid, and varied' as he describes the Sicilian Expedition that ended so catastrophically for Athens (415–413 BCE).
Book 7 opens with Athens seemingly on the point of victory, but the arrival of the Spartan commander Gylippus marks a change in fortunes and the Athenian commander Nicias is soon sending home a desperate plea for reinforcements.
Three narrative masterpieces follow their arrival, first the eerie confusion of the night battle on the heights, then the naval clash in the Great Harbour, and finally the desperate attempt to escape and the slaughter at the river Assinarus.
Following the sister commentary on Book 6, the Commentary offers students considerable help understanding the Greek while the Introduction discusses Thucydides' narrative skill and the part these books play in the architecture of the history.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:306 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:06/01/2022
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- ISBN:9781316630228
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:306 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:06/01/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781316630228
