Thucydides Mythistoricus
Download or Read eBook Thucydides Mythistoricus PDF written by Francis M. Cornford and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Francis M. Cornford |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 1971 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812210217 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812210212 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Thucydides Mythistoricus by : Francis M. Cornford
Book excerpt: 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.