Version 1 beautifully illustrated with images relating to thucydides life and works features benjamin jowetts scholarly translation and the original. Thomas hobbess translation of thucydides brings together the magisterial prose of one of the greatest writers of the english language and the depth of mind and experience of one of the greatest writers of history in any language. It also includes jowetts notes on inscriptions and geography in volume 1. Delphi complete works of thucydides illustrated delphi. An introduction for the common reader perez zagorin. This comprehensive ebook presents the complete works of the great historian thucydides, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual delphi bonus material.
Xenophon takes up the tale again if you are frustrated by not knowing the ending of the struggle. I had to get the landmark edition thucydides to understand and follow the narrative. The translation of aristotles politics, the revision of plato, and, above all, the translation of thucydides many times revised, occupied several years. 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. A corpusbased analysis of translation as political. The history of the peloponnesian war the internet classics. He applies a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling a factual record of a ruinous conflict that would eventually destroy. Two volume thucydides translated by benjamin jowett. Traslated into english, to which is prefixed an essay on inscription sna a note on the geography of thucydides by.
The essays which should have accompanied the translation of thucydides were never written. The edition of the republic, undertaken in 1856, remained unfinished, but was continued with the help of professor lewis campbell. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Thvcydides cvm scholiis et antiqvis et vtilibvs sine q urn.
Dec 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. T he republic of plato is the longest of his works with the exception of the laws, and is certainly the greatest of them. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii. Thucydidess own chronology is more accurately indicated by strasslers running titles which separate the gregorian from the thucydidean book four. This text was converted to electronic form by optical character recognition and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy. 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. Tripp in 1955, while he was on a book tour, during which. I did a interesting experiment by reading several translations of thucydides at the same time i have a history degree so theres that.
Benjamin jowett, the great english classicist, theologian and friend. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies of both 1 actually began. Jowett, who never married, died on the 1st of october 1893. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. Thucydides was an athenian and achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war, and in this detailed, firsthand contemporary account he writes as both a soldier and a historian. For every reason, the current availability of this great. I began, fairly young, with the jowett translation, but then attended a lecture by c. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The english educator and greek scholar benjamin jowett 18171893 is famous for his translation of the dialogues of plato and for his academic reforms at oxford. Full text of democracy and empire, the applicability of the.
The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. Benjamin jowett the english educator and greek scholar benjamin jowett 18171893 is famous for his translation of the dialogues of plato and for his academic reforms at oxford. The funeral was one of the most impressive ever seen in oxford. Benjamin jowett was born on april 15, 1817, at camberwell, london. Zagorin introduces each of his chapters with a quotation from thucydides that provides a launching point for further discussion. Thucydides focused on offering a strong and authoritative account of the war, its causes. Pericless funeral oration is a famous speech by pericles from thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. Pericless funeral oration jowett wikisource, the free. There are nearer approaches to modern metaphysics in the philebus and in the sophist. A two volume set of thucydides translated by benjamin jowett.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war benjamin jowett, ed. Chapter xviii seventeenth year of the war the sicilian campaign affair of the hermae departure of the expedition the same winter the athenians resolved to sail again to sicily, with a greater armament than that under laches and eurymedon, and, if possible, to conquer the island. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the history of thucydides. It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift.
What is the best translation of the peloponnesian war by. Jowett thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war in which the peloponnesians and the athenians fought against one another. Peloponnesian war is fascinating in its laconic objectivity and for its wide coverage of interesting times written by a man who was a general during the war, suffered from defeat, exile and the ravages of the athenian plague and yet. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, note on the. I didnt find out about the landmark thucydides until after i read lateimere. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides free. Update 6 months later i originally bought this book for 2. The merit of hobbes translation of thucydides lies principally in the simplicity and force of the language. History of the peloponnesian war, thoukydides meta scholion palaion kai pany ophelimon choris hon ho syngrapheus poly, aneucheres esti. The peloponnesian war pitted athens and its allies against a league of citystates headed by sparta. Included here are volumes 1 and 2 of the second edition, revised. Jan 27, 20 pericless funeral oration is a famous speech by pericles from thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc.
Book from the collections of unknown library language english volume 1. Full text of democracy and empire, the applicability of. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book vii. Buy the history of the peloponnesian war unabridged by thucydides isbn. Thvcydides cvm scholiis et antiqvis et vtilibvs sine q. The same thucydides of athens continued the history, following the order of events, which he reckoned by summers and winters, up to the destruction of the athenian empire and the taking of piraeus and the long walls by the lacedaemonians and their allies. Full text of democracy and empire, the applicability of the dictum that a democracy cannot manage an empire thucydides, book iii, ch. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides books on. His book, written in the fifth century bce, is one of the supreme classic works of greek and western civilization that continues to speak to us from. Benjamin jowett jowett, benjamin, 18171893 the online. Thucydides an introduction for the common reader introduction of all the historians of war past or present, the ancient greek thucydides, author of the history of the peloponnesian war, is the most celebrated and admired. My favorite translation of herodotus is found in a beautiful two volume. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific. There are several essays preceding and following the work.
The pallbearers were seven heads of colleges and the provost of eton, all old pupils. Best translations of the claasics ancient history librarything. The history of the peloponnesian war thucydides, benjamin jowett. Benjamin jowetts most popular book is the choice of a vocation. 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 that accuracy were attained in. Jun 18, 2007 i began, fairly young, with the jowett translation, but then attended a lecture by c. The only pity is that thucidides died before finishing the book. A fanciful tradition recounts that thucydides daughter wrote book 8. The peloponnesian war is organized into eight parts books. Pericless funeral oration jowett wikisource, the free online library. This recording uses the highly esteemed translation of benjamin jowett. Buy the history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, jowett, benjamin isbn. Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing. The history of the peloponnesian war ebook written by thucydides.
Dec 25, 2012 the translation of aristotles politics, the revision of plato, and, above all, the translation of thucydides many times revised, occupied several years. The melian dialogue the melian dialogueexcerpted from. Henceforward the struggle was uninterrupted, and they communicated with 2 one another only by heralds. Tripp in 1955, while he was on a book tour, during which he assailed translations of plato into english, as all have been censored of much if not most of their homosexual content. The peloponnesian war by thucydides nook book ebook. I read ther lateimere translation of thucydides and liked it. Given there is no paragraph indexing, no introduction, no maps and with the outdated this is simply a reproduction of jowett s labours sold at the same price as modern day translations. Quotes about language and translation language realm. Traslated into english, to which is prefixed an essay on inscription sna a note on the geography of thucydides by benjamin jowett 0. Excerpt from the history of the peloponnesian war, vol.
Benjamin jowett, born april 15, 1817, london, englanddied october 1, 1893, headley park, hampshire, british classical scholar, considered to be one of the greatest teachers of the 19th century. 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 with introduction, marginal analysis, notes. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The melian dialogue excerpted from thucydides, benjamin jowett, tr. Thucydides cum scholiis et antiquis et utilibus sine quibus autor intellectu multum est, difficilis. Through a comparative analysis of the multiple renderings of book 1. Viii for they were the only people of the allies who, when the sicilians were reconciled to each other, did not make peace with the athenians. He tells us in the notes to chapter five that he usually follows benjamin jowetts translation with some modifications, information that would better have come in the books introduction. He was renowned for his translations of plato and as an outstanding tutor of great influence who became master of balliol college, oxford. During the armistice the athenians removed the delians from delos. Id read so many pages in one translation and switch to another. With the return of summer the year of the truce expired, but hostilities were not resumed until after the pythian games. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the history of the peloponnesian war.
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