Redeeming Thucydides' Book VIII: Narrative Artistry in the Account of the Ionian War

ISBN-13: 9783110532074 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 211 str.

Vasileios Liotsakis

Opis

Questioning the traditional scholarly view that Book VIII of Thucydides' History is less polished than the rest of the work, Vasileios Liotsakis offers a detailed analysis of the narrative arrangement of the book, concluding that in Book VIII Thucydides' artistry is discernible to the same degree as in the rest of the work.

Recenzje

"[...] his prose is straightforward and accessible. He makes his points clearly and regularly revisits them. Overall, this volume is an important contribution to the unitarian view of Book VIII and offers a successful challenge to those who regard the final book as an incomplete draft in need of revision. Anyone interested in the composition of the History or in narratology in general will find this to be a valuable resource."
Nicholas D. Cross in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.02.12

"Durch seine ungemein detaillierte und stets übersichtliche Studie hat Liotsakis ein Werk verfasst, das zwar keine radikal neuen Einschätzungen anstoßen wird, das aber dennoch einen originellen Beitrag zur anhaltenden Neubewertung des achten Buches bietet."
Hans Kopp in: H-Soz-Kult http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2017-4-119

O autorze

Vasileios Liotsakis, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.