Thucydides

The Classical Outlook Review from previous edition the value of Rood's work lies in the options for interpretation with which we are presented.

Choice Rood makes the case for a fresh reading of the great Greek historian, literary stylist, and student of human natrure using the tools of modern narratology ... Rood makes many sensible points.

The Classical Bulletin Rood's book is a successful and insightful look into how Thucydides' text works and is another example of narratology's contribution to our understanding of how stories interact with readers to create meaning.

Bryn Mawr Classical Review It is a tribute to Rood's efforts that his book will stimulate thinking not only on Thucydides, but also on the narratives of other ancient historians, and on the tools of literary analysis now used to explicate historiographical texts. For scholars interested in the structure and arrangement of Thucydides' work, Rood's book will now be the fundamental starting point for future analyses.

Bryn Mawr Classical Review Rood has much to say that is new and exciting. He has brought to the task wide reading and a great sensitivity to his author, and he has applied the techniques of narratology to Thucydides' text more expertly than anyone before. And in so doing, he has produced the most important book on Thucydides since Connor's work of nearly two decades ago.

<br>Tim Rood is Lecturer in Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford.<br>

I. INTERPRETING THUCYDIDES; 1. Introduction: History and Literature; 2. The Analysis of Narrative: Pylos; II. TIME, PERCEPTION, KNOWLEDGE; 3. Perceptions: Towards Peace; 4. Misreadings: Book V; 5. Temporal Manipulation; III. EXPLAINING DEFEAT; 6. Selectivity and Omission: Athenian Politics; 7. Athens and Sicily; 8. Nikias and Athens; IV. EXPLAINING WAR; 9. Selectivity and Omission: Book I; 10. The Pentekontaetia; V. CONTINUITY AND CLOSURE; 11. Continuity: Book VIII; 12. Conclusion: The Ends of History