This text attempts to capture all that is of value in the early versions. Translating thucydides david carter, university of reading i should say at the outset that i do not in the strictest sense work on the legacy of greek political thought. History of the peloponnesian war great minds thucydides, benjamin jowett on. What is the best translation of the peloponnesian war by. History of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides book vi during the same winter the athenians conceived a desire of sending another expedition to sicily, larger than those commanded by laches and eurymedon. Revised by sir henry stuart jones with the assistance of roderick mckenzie, with a supplement. Thucydides, the eternal manual of statesmen, should.
It also includes jowetts notes on inscriptions and geography in volume 1. Pericless funeral oration jowett wikisource, the free online library. This comprehensive ebook presents the complete works of the great historian thucydides, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual delphi bonus material. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the eighth book. Benjamin jowett has 342 books on goodreads with 45607 ratings. Buy the history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, jowett, benjamin isbn. Oration is a famous speech by pericles from thucydides history of the peloponnesian war.
Of the speeches, the most famous is the funeral oration of pericles, which is found in book two. Eight bookes of the peloponnesian warre thucydides. This by thucydides, thomas hobbes is available at bauman rare books. Feb 02, 20 pericless funeral oration is a famous speech by pericles from thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. Version 1 beautifully illustrated with images relating to thucydides life and works features benjamin jowetts scholarly translation and the original.
Eight bookes of the peloponnesian warre thucydides bauman. Thucydides into english in 1753, or jowetts victorian translation of 1881. History of the peloponnesian war and millions of other books are available for instant access. The rise of the athenian empire from thucydides book i. Thucydides and the plague a handbook to the reception of. The project gutenberg ebook of the republic of plato, by plato this ebook is for.
Several editions of jowetts translation of platos republic were published in his lifetime, and many since. Delphi complete works of thucydides illustrated delphi. The history of thucydides, new york, the tandythomas company, c1909, also by benjamin jowett page images at hathitrust thucydides. Viewed merely as a translation, it will be found to contain, owing partly to the corrupt state of the greek text of his day, partly to his habitual disregard of minute details so. Thucydides, translated into english, to which is prefixed an essay on inscriptions and a note on the geography of thucydides, oxford, clarendon press, 1900, also by thucydides page images at hathitrust. An english translation ought to be idiomatic and interesting, not only to the scholar, but to the unlearned reader. He presents a useful text for students of attic greek and to instructors of thucydides. In the following summer the peloponnesians and their allies under the command of archidamus 142 the son of zeuxidamus, the lacedaemonian king, instead of invading 143 attica, made an expedition against plataea. Several editions of jowett s translation of platos republic were published in his lifetime, and many since. Dictionary of greek and roman geography 1854, maeander. Selections from the history of the peloponnesian war. Either as an advanced very undergraduate greek course or as part of an introductory graduate one, rustens edition is a valuable adjunct to the loeb or the oct in conjunction with the crawley translation or the landmark volume. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, note on the. Pericles, an eminent athenian politician, delivered it at the end of the first year of the peloponnesian war as a part of the annual public funeral for the war dead. The merit of hobbes translation of thucydides lies principally in the simplicity and force of the language. Thucydides undoubtedly heard some of these speeches himself. Thucydides s work, however, popper goes on to say, represents an interpretation, a point of view.
Pericless funeral oration hobbes wikisource, the free. Jan 27, 20 pericless funeral oration is a famous speech by pericles from thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. Shifting characterizations of the common people in. My research, inasmuch as it is concerned with greek political thought, tends to underline the differences rather than the continuities between ancient and modern. Selections from the history of the peloponnesian war ebook written by thucydides, paul woodruff. This text was converted to electronic form by optical character recognition and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy. With an english translation by charles forster smith.
Id read so many pages in one translation and switch to another. Included here are volumes 1 and 2 of the second edition, revised. Beautifully illustrated with images relating to thucydides life and works features benjamin jowetts scholarly translation and the original greek text concise introduction to the text excellent formatting of the texts easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it. Benjamin jowett jowett, benjamin, 18171893 the online. And so ended the second year in the peloponnesian war of which thucydides wrote the history. One of the better translations of thucydides maintains the rich language of the original despite being written in the 19th century. Republic of plato jowett london henry frowde o xford u. Victor davis hanson did not edit the landmark thucydides. The rise of the athenian empire, from thucydides, book i. The university of adelaide library is proud to have contributed to the early movement of free ebooks and to have witnessed their popularity as they grew to become a regular fixture in study, research, and leisure. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war my work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the taste of an immediate public, but was done to last forever.
Book from the collections of unknown library language english volume 1. They are published by henry frowde, publisher to the university of oxford, at the clarendon press in 1900. The landmark thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety, and numerous other useful features. Several editions of jowetts translation of platos republic were published in his. The melian dialogue the melian dialogueexcerpted from.
We are very grateful to you all for your patronage and support over the years. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the peloponnesian war. Chapter i the state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war between the peloponnesians and the athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book vii.
Two volume thucydides translated by benjamin jowett ebth. A corpusbased analysis of translation as political. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war translated by richard crawley the first book chapter i. In his book the open society and its enemies, karl popper writes that thucydides was the greatest historian, perhaps, who ever lived. Aug 22, 2019 i did a interesting experiment by reading several translations of thucydides at the same time i have a history degree so theres that. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides free.
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