Thucydidean Themes
Thucydidean Themes by Simon Hornblower is an illustrated collection of seventeen essays that delve into the work of the fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides, with additional insights into other ancient Greek historians, particularly Herodotus. Published by OUP Oxford on December 2, 2010, this 440-page volume is presented in English and offers a thematic arrangement of its chapters, covering general topics, specific sections of Thucydides’ History, and the historian’s reception over time.
Readers will find that the essays in Thucydidean Themes are designed to serve both as a companion to Hornblower’s three-volume Commentary on Thucydides and as an independent scholarly resource. Each chapter includes prefatory material that reviews recent developments in the field, and the volume employs a variety of analytical approaches, including historical, literary, rhetorical, and archaeological perspectives. The specially written Introduction aims to highlight the unique qualities that make Thucydides’ History noteworthy, providing a comprehensive examination of his contributions to historical writing.
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Thucydidean Themes is a collection of seventeen essays by Simon Hornblower on the great fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides; but other ancient Greek historians, notably Herodotus, also feature. The chapters are arranged thematically, in three main parts (general; discussions of particular sections of the History; Thucydides’ reception). Although most have previously appeared in print, many have been extensively rewritten for this volume. All are provided with prefatory material which reviews recent work on the topic. Thucydidean Themes is intended both as a companion volume to the author’s recently completed three-volume Commentary on Thucydides, and as a freestanding contribution to the study of Thucydides. Like the Commentary, the present volume exploits every available approach – historical, literary, rhetorical, onomastic, epigraphic, religious, philosophical, textual, and archaeological – while the specially written Introduction seeks to identify what is distinctively admirable about Thucydides’ History.
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