Thucydides in the mirror: reality and ideal image of the Attic historian

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https://doi.org/10.17398/

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Thucydides, Greek historiography, Methodology

Abstract

The aimof the present review is to provide a critical analysis of one recent bookon thelife andwork of Thucydides written by Luciano Canfora. The analysisbecomes thus a perfect occasion to reflect on approaches and perspectives of contemporary criticism aboutancient historiography in general and in relation to Thucydides in particular.

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2016-10-01 — Updated on 2024-11-04

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Thucydides in the mirror: reality and ideal image of the Attic historian. (2024). Talia Dixit. Interdisciplinary Journal of Rhetoric and Historiography, 11, 73-82. https://doi.org/10.17398/ (Original work published 2016)