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Thucydides Mythistoricus /

This book falls into two parts: Thucydides Historicus and Thucydides Mythicus. In the first, Francis M. Cornford attempts to prove the inadequacy of Thucydides's account of the origins of the Peloponnesian War and develops a very different theory of its causes. In the second part he attempts to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cornford, Francis Macdonald, 1874-1943 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Edición:First Pennsylvania paperback edition.
Colección:Pennsylvania paperbacks.
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Sumario:This book falls into two parts: Thucydides Historicus and Thucydides Mythicus. In the first, Francis M. Cornford attempts to prove the inadequacy of Thucydides's account of the origins of the Peloponnesian War and develops a very different theory of its causes. In the second part he attempts to answer the question why Thucydides has told us so little about the War that we find accurate, consistent, or relevant.
Notas:Reprint. Originally published: London : Edward Arnold, 1907.
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (268 pages): illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781512821239
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.