Description
Thucydides, Pericles, and the Idea of Athens in the Peloponnesian War is the first comprehensive study of Thucydides' presentation of Pericles' radical redefinition of the city of Athens during the Peloponnesian War. Martha Taylor argues that Thucydides subtly critiques Pericles' vision of Athens as a city divorced from the territory of Attica and focused, instead, on the sea and the empire. Thucydides shows that Pericles' reconceputalization of the city led the Athenians both to Melos and to Sicily. Toward the end of his work, Thucydides demonstrates that flexible thinking about the city exacerbated the Athenians' civil war. Providing a thorough critique and analysis of Thucydides' neglected book 8, Taylor shows that Thucydides praises political compromise centered around the traditional city in Attica. In doing so, he implicitly censures both Pericles and the Athenian imperial project itself.
The first comprehensive study of Thucydides' presentation of Pericles' radical redefinition of the city of Athens during the Peloponnesian War.
About the Author
Martha Taylor is Associate Professor of Classics at Loyola University, Maryland. A Fellow of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, she is the author of Salamis and the Salaminioi: The History of an Unofficial Athenian Demos.
Reviews
"...a solid contribution to Thucydidean scholarship..." --BMCR
"...this is a thought-provoking book with many valuable insights and individual readings. Just as importantly, Taylor successfully demonstrates that the city is a key concept for understanding Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War. Highly recommended." --Choice
In this interesting and original book, Taylor argues that Thucydides offers an extensive critique of Pericles' "radical redefinition" of the city of Athens, by which she means his vision of the city as divorced from its physical entity and re-conceptualized as the empire, dependent on its fleet." -- Frances Pownall, Mouseion
Book Information
ISBN 9780521765930
Author Martha Taylor
Format Hardback
Page Count 324
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 25mm
The first comprehensive study of Thucydides' presentation of Pericles' radical redefinition of the city of Athens during the Peloponnesian War.
About the Author
Martha Taylor is Associate Professor of Classics at Loyola University, Maryland. A Fellow of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, she is the author of Salamis and the Salaminioi: The History of an Unofficial Athenian Demos.
Reviews
"...a solid contribution to Thucydidean scholarship..." --BMCR
"...this is a thought-provoking book with many valuable insights and individual readings. Just as importantly, Taylor successfully demonstrates that the city is a key concept for understanding Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War. Highly recommended." --Choice
In this interesting and original book, Taylor argues that Thucydides offers an extensive critique of Pericles' "radical redefinition" of the city of Athens, by which she means his vision of the city as divorced from its physical entity and re-conceptualized as the empire, dependent on its fleet." -- Frances Pownall, Mouseion
Book Information
ISBN 9780521765930
Author Martha Taylor
Format Hardback
Page Count 324
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 25mm
