Individuals in Thucydides

Professor Westlake studies the intellectual and moral qualities of twelve of the most important figures in Thucydides' History.

H. D. Westlake (Author)

9780521147538, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 June 2010

336 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.65 kg

A study of the intellectual and moral qualities of twelve of the most important figures in Thucydides' History, six Athenian and six Spartan. Professor Westlake has a double purpose: he aims to extend our understanding of the motives and actions of the individuals in question; and he uses the passages on character study in the History to illustrate Thucydides' own intellectual development and his deepening understanding of the art of the historian. In its interpretation of Thucydides this is a book of genuine originality. Professor Westlake propounds his thesis lucidly and with conviction.

Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Explicit judgements on ability and character
Part I. First Half (I. 1–5. 24)
Section 1. Athenians: 3. Paricles
4. Phormio
5. Cleon
6. Nicias
7. Demosthenes
Section 2. Spartans: 8. Archidamus
9. Cnemus and Alcidas
10. Brasidas
Part II. Second Half (5. 25–8. 109)
Section 3. Athenians: 11. Nicias (cont.)
12. Alcibiades
13. Demosthenes (cont.)
Section 4. Spartans: 14. Gylippus
15. Astyochus
16. Conclusion
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB]