Not that arnold gomme s oxford commentary was above reproach, or addressed and resolved all questions. The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering this text. A historical commentary on thucydides 4, books v 25vii arnold w gomme. Gomme clarendon press oxford wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further. Dovers fivevolume a historical commentary on thucydides oxford, 19451981. An historical commentary on thucydides books v25vii a. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. 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. Arnold wycombe gomme 1886 1959 was a british classical scholar, lecturer in greek and greek history.
She is the author of thucydides, pericles, and periclean imperialism, of articles on thucydides and lucretius in the american journal of philology 2009 and in sea of languages. Buy a historical commentary on thucydides book by k j. Arnold wycombe publication date 1945 topics thucydides criticism and interpretation publisher oxford. May 03, 2012 edith foster is associate professor of history at ashland university. A rare original article from the british association for the advancement of science report, 1905. By purchasing books through this website, you support. Buy a historical commentary on thucydides online of indias largest online book store, only genuine products. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidence. Buy a historical commentary on thucydides books online at best prices in india by k j dover,a w gomme,a andrewes from.
This is the second volume of a threevolume historical and literary commentary on thucydides, the great fifthcentury bc greek historian. Dover, kenneth james boxid ia1671014 camera sony alphaa6300 control. An historical commentary on thucydides, university of oxford commentary on. 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.
A historical commentary on thucydides, unknown binding january 1, 1945 by a. At his death, the work was unfinished he had left notes on book 5. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Thucydides has always been the historians historian, caviare to the. It supplements and makes notable advances on the continuation of the work of a. 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. Rather it seemed that thucydides stood less in need of such a. A commentary on thucydides by simon hornblower, hardcover. A commentary on thucydides paperback simon hornblower.
In the introduction to volume ii, hornblower recognized the. Gomme author of a historical commentary on thucydides. The first part of gomme s study of thucydides account of the ten years war during the peloponnesian war. This volume of the writings and speeches of edmund b. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Paginated 437738 pages with maps, footnotes, addenda, appendix, chronology. Buy a historical commentary on thucydides book by k j dover,a. Gomme is the author of a historical commentary on thucydides 3. Introduction, and commentary on book i 9780198141266 by gomme, a. On the implicit ethics and psychology of thucydides. Book viii by arnold wycombe gomme, 9780198141983, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The general introduction consists of a series of short essays on topics of relevance to the books of thucydides under consideration, as in volume ii, some of them with origins in lectures and conferences. Thucydides divides his history into summers and winters, thus reckoning more accurately, as he points out v. Gomme 1956, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
Concise bibliography of modern sources the landmark. It is also meant to be used with the abridged edition of liddell and scotts greekenglish lexicon, which reliably contains nearly all of the vocabulary of book i of thucydides. The theft of a suitcase set back the following two volumes to 1956. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. This volume completes simon hornblowers most excellent commentary on thucydides. Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford. The ten years war a historical commentary on thucydides by a. A historical commentary on thucydides, volumes ii and iii. Buy an historical commentary on thucydides book by andrewes,a.
A historical commentary on thucydides, unknown binding january 1, 1945. In the introduction to volume ii, hornblower recognized the strengths of gomme and stated his areas of difference, which were his desire to address an. This essay was completed the day before the news came of. 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. Introduction, and commentary on book i 9780198141266. Historical commentary on thucydides by a w gomme abebooks. The second part of gomme s study of thucydides account of the ten years war during the peloponnesian war. List of books and articles about thucydides online research. Connor, a historical commentary on thucydides, vol. Buy a cheap copy of a historical commentary on thucydides book by a. Buy an historical commentary on thucydides online of indias largest online book store, only genuine products. Thecommentary is much more than a running guide to the greek text of thucydides. Volumes iiiii paged continuously the ten years war.
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