04692nam 2200601Ia 450 99644154880331620170809162111.01-282-35001-397866123500161-4443-1567-61-4443-1568-4(CKB)1000000000808140(StDuBDS)AH4285011(SSID)ssj0000304285(PQKBManifestationID)11246917(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000304285(PQKBWorkID)10278800(PQKB)11587218(MiAaPQ)EBC470754(MiAaPQ)EBC7076257(Au-PeEL)EBL7076257(EXLCZ)99100000000080814020090514d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrA new history of the Peloponnesian War[electronic resource] /Lawrence A. TritleMalden, MA Wiley-Blackwell20091 online resource (320 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4051-2251-X 1-4051-2250-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.List of illustrations. Maps. Abbreviations. Chronology. Acknowledgements. Preface. Prelude - a band of brothers. 1. 'From this the Corinthians developed their bitter hatred for the Athenians'. 2. 'Give the Greeks their freedom'. 3. 'Our city is an education to Greece'. 4. 'War is a violent teacher'. 5. 'Spindles would be worth a lot'. 6. 'Weeping for joy'. 7. 'The strong do what they have the power to do'. 8. 'What of us then who for our children must weep?' 9. 'The whole of Hellas against Athens'. 10. 'Ships gone . don't know what to do'. 11. 'Athens is taken'. 12. 'Here's to the noble Critias!' 13. Epilogue. 14. Appendix I: A Note on Sources. 15. Appendix II: Who's Who in the Peloponnesian War. 16. Appendix III: A Peloponnesian War Glossary. Bibliography.This new study of the Peloponnesian War provides a narrative of this monumental conflict, incorporating an original interpretation of how and why the war came about, and a perceptive analysis of its conduct.This stimulating new study provides a narrative of the monumental conflict of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and examines the realities of the war and its effects on the average Athenian. A penetrating new study of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta by an established scholar Offers an original interpretation of how and why the war began Weaves in the contemporary evidence of Aristophanes in order to give readers a new sense of how the war affected the individual Discusses the practicalities and realities of the war Examines the blossoming of culture and intellectual achievement in Athens despite the war Challenges the approach of Thucydides in his account of the war This new study by a respected historian provides a unique narrative of the Peloponnesian War, a monumental conflict between Athens and Sparta that raged for 27 years across the Greek world. The conflict's resulting destruction of cities, mass enslavements, and loss of human life - in short, the horrors of war - bears strong resemblance to the violence of modern war from the Western front to Vietnam. Despite these common factors, little attention has been paid to the contemporary nature of the Peloponnesian War, and its impact on the society and culture of the time. Incorporating an original interpretation of how and why the war developed, and a perceptive analysis of its conduct, Tritle weaves in the contemporary evidence of Aristophanes and other dramatists to illustrate how war affected the average Athenian. He discusses the effect of the violence on both the individual and society, in the light of modern understanding of the impact of the brutality of war. He also describes how, despite the conflict, Athens witnessed a blossoming of culture and intellectual achievement, including the plays of Sophocles and Euripides, and the philosophical questioning of Socrates.GreeceHistoryGreeceHistoryPeloponnesian War, 431-404 B.CGreeceHistoryPeloponnesian War, 431-404 B.CInfluenceGreeceHistoryPeloponnesian War, 431-404 B.CHistoriographyAthens (Greece)Intellectual lifeElectronic books.938.05Tritle Lawrence A.1946-777844MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996441548803316New history of the Peloponnesian War1757474UNISA