Gomme thucydides commentary on the book

Paginated 437738 pages with maps, footnotes, addenda, appendix, chronology. The growth of our respect for him has been continuous. Chapter ix fourth and fifth years of the war revolt of mitylene the next summer, just as the corn was getting ripe, the peloponnesians and their allies invaded attica under the command of archidamus, son of zeuxidamus, king of the lacedaemonians, and sat down and ravaged the land. On the implicit ethics and psychology of thucydides. Book viii by arnold wycombe gomme, 9780198141983, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The form and content of thucydides pentecontaetia 1. Dovers fivevolume a historical commentary on thucydides oxford, 19451981. Read the fulltext online edition of thucydides and internal war 2001. Thucydides book 1 summary the peloponnesian war an. A commentary on the minor prophets homer hailey baker book house 1979 5th printi. Volumes iiiii paged continuously the ten years war. On the morrow of finishing the commentary on thucydides of gomme, andrewes, and dover, the clarendon press asked hornblower for a short companion, on the model of how and wells on herodotus. The publication of the first volume of gomme s commentary preceded the latest reincarnation of. In the introduction to volume ii, hornblower recognized the.

Dover, a historical commentary on thucydides, five volumes oxford 19451981. The historians, especially thucydides, seem often to have thrown themselves so completely into the past events which they recorded that those events became as present to them, and hence a form of the subjunctive group follows a historic tense. The first twentythree chapters paragraphs seem to form a type of introduction, making many claims while also laying out his methodology and some key concepts or themes. Not that arnold gommes oxford commentary was above reproach, or addressed and resolved all questions. Thucydides treatment of nicias and alcibiades thucydides, the most authoritative of greek historians. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the second. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months.

At his death, the work was unfinished he had left notes on book 5. As a general in the peloponnesian war he failed 424 bc to prevent the surrender of the city of amphipolis to the spartan commander brasidas and was exiled until the end of the war. Arnold wycombe publication date 1945 topics thucydides criticism and interpretation publisher oxford. A historical commentary on thucydides series librarything. To include a comma in your tag, surround the tag with double quotes. After refitting his four ships, gylippus leaves tarentum, and, receiving at the epizephyrian locri more favourable news of the situation at syracuse, proceeds undisturbed by attic ships through the strait to. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary of the eight books of thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc historian of the peloponnesian war between athens and sparta. This volume of the writings and speeches of edmund burke continues the story of edmund burke, the rockingham party in british politics, and the american crisis. Marchant, commentary on thucydides book 1, book 1, chapter 1. Commentary on the second epistle to the corinthians philip e hughes 1962 1st5th. The history of the peloponnesian war the internet classics.

Historical commentary on thucydides by a w gomme abebooks. Name of former owner on endpaper, some wear to edges of boards, fading at spine and a couple spots on boards. By 1774 burke was already recognized as a master of parliamentary debate and an accomplished writer. The first part of gomme s study of thucydides account of the ten years war during the peloponnesian. Rather it seemed that thucydides stood less in need of such a reexamination in english than, say, herodotus. There isnt a lot of commentary out there on the history of thucydides for those who read greek but are not masters of the language. List of books and articles about thucydides online research. A commentary on thucydides by simon hornblower, hardcover. Gomme 59 bitter experience, was always, i am tempted to confess, a pleasure and an education.

This essay was completed the day before the news came of. Gomme clarendon press oxford wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Introduction, and commentary on book i 9780198141266 by gomme, a. W gomme author see all 17 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The second part of gomme s study of thucydides account of the ten years war during the peloponnesian war. Books by a w gomme f h sandbach read epub pdf menander. This essay was completed the day before the news came of a. The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering this text. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.

We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The theft of a suitcase set back the following two volumes to 1956. Rather it seemed that thucydides stood less in need of such a. Concise bibliography of modern sources the landmark. Gomme is the author of a historical mentary on thucydides 3.

Introduction, and commentary on book i 9780198141266. Arnold wycombe gomme 16 november 1886 17 january 1959 was a british classical scholar, lecturer in ancient greek and greek history 19111945, professor of ancient greek, university of glasgow 19461957, fellow of the british academy 1947. This book explains in detail thucydides abstract model of internal war, and then shows how, by the terms of the model itself, thucydides perceived and narrated the peloponnesian war not as a conventional war but as an internal conflict. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The first part of gomme s study of thucydides account of the ten years war during the peloponnesian war. Arnold wycombe gomme 1886 1959 was a british classical. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each. The publication of the first volume of gommes commentary preceded the latest reincarnation of the phoenix and, consequently, was not. An historical commentary on thucydides books v25vii a. Hornblower, a commentary on thucydides oxford 1992 d. The second part of gomme s study of thucydides account of the ten years. But even as gomme s projected three volumes grew to five, hornblowers two volumes will eventually swell to three. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book.

This volume of the writings and speeches of edmund b. It is not often that an ancient author is the subject of two major studies of surpassing quality within five years. My commentary regularly refers to the unabridged lexicon of liddell, scott, and jones to authenticate lexical. Herbert weir smyth, a greek grammar for colleges, the articleorigin and development. Name of former owner on endpaper, some wear to edges of boards, fading at spine. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. This book, or set, rather, is clearly aimed at those who really have no linguistic difficulties with attic prose, and is aimed entirely at elucidating the background and matter of the history. Book i, chapter 1all quotes from the translation by thomas hobbes thucydides begins his history with a bangthis is a man confident in himself and his story. A historical commentary on thucydides ebook, 1950 worldcat. Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford.