{"product_id":"9780199562336","title":"Thucydidean Themes","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThucydidean Themes\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of seventeen essays by Simon Hornblower on the great fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides; but other ancient Greek historians, notably Herodotus, also feature. The chapters are arranged thematically, in three main parts (general; discussions of particular sections of the \u003cem\u003eHistory\u003c\/em\u003e; Thucydides' reception). Although most have previously appeared in print, many have been extensively rewritten for this volume. All are provided with prefatory material which reviews recent work on the topic. \u003cem\u003eThucydidean Themes\u003c\/em\u003e is intended both as a companion volume to the author's recently completed three-volume Commentary on Thucydides, and as a freestanding contribution to the study of Thucydides. Like the Commentary, the present volume exploits every available approach - historical, literary, rhetorical, onomastic, epigraphic, religious, philosophical, textual, and archaeological - while the specially written Introduction seeks to identify what is distinctively admirable about Thucydides' \u003cem\u003eHistory\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060006666480,"sku":"9780199562336","price":142.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780199562336_p0.jpg?v=1763670227","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780199562336","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}