An introduction for the common reader perez zagorin this book is a concise, readable introduction to the greek author thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the foremost historians of all time. Perez zagorin, 88, a leading historian of the 17thcentury english revolution and a critic of marxist interpretations of history, died april 26 at george washington university hospital of. Perez zagorin has done a service to readers by composing such a vigorous and succinct book. Strauss, cornell university perez zagorin addresses the main points in thucydides with sound judgment and estimable intelligence.
Perez zagorin this book is a concise, readable introduction to the greek author thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the foremost historians of all time. This book is a concise, readable introduction to the greek author thucydi. List of books and articles about thucydides online research. From 1965 to 1990, he taught at the university of rochester, new york, retiring as the joseph c. This is an ideal overview of thucydides, which at times is as gripping as thucydides himself. A university of rochester emeritus professor of history, perez zagorin, has written a book on thucydides titled thucydides. My purpose in writing this bookis to promote a wider interest in thucydides and especially to assist common readers, whether students or intellectually curious people who have heard of the greek historian and wish to know more, to understand and appreciate his work. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read thucydides. After his death, thucydidess history was subdivided into eight books.
How the idea of religious toleration came to the west by. Perez zagorin, 88, historian of revolution, political unrest. Thucydides perez zagorin published by princeton university press zagorin, perez. Zagorin also wrote about poet john milton and the development of the idea of religious tolerance in europe. An introduction for the common reader, comments that the phrase in real truth is the identical phrase, alethestate prophasis the truest cause or reason, which he had previously used in 1. On the implicit ethics and psychology of thucydides. Author of rebels and rulers, 15001660, a history of political thought in the english revolution, court and the country, milton, aristocrat and rebel, court, country, and culture, ways of lying, how the idea of religious toleration came to the west, milton. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading thucydides. This history, zagorin this book is a concise, readable introduction to the greek author thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the foremost historians of all time. He was the author of many books, including francis bacon and thucydides.
Perez zagorin obituary washington, district of columbia. Thucydides by perez zagorin overdrive rakuten overdrive. By continuing to use the site, you accept these cookies. Thucydides was the first historian for whom accuracy and truth were of while watching some football, i finished reading perez zagorin s thucydides. This book is a concise, readable introduction to the greek author thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the our site uses cookies to offer you the best service possible. Hometown hero if you are into greek history, anyway. This history, zagorin explains, is far more than a mere chronicle of the conflict between athens and sparta, the two superpowers of greece in the fifth century bce.
Most of the sources listed are encyclopedic in nature but might be limited to a specific field, such as musicians or film directors. An introduction for the common reader both princeton. Wilson professor of history emeritus at the university of rochester and a fellow of the shannon center for advanced studies at the university of virginia and the american academy of arts and sciences. Perez zagorin may 20, 1920 april 26, 2009 was an american historian who specialized in 16th and 17thcentury english and british history and political thought, early modern european history, and related areas in literature and philosophy. Below are references indicating presence of this name in another database or other reference material. Lee thucydides an introduction for the common reader por perez zagorin disponible en rakuten kobo. Although there has been much recent scholarship on individual aspects of bacons career, perez zagorin s is. In this biographyexegesis, zagorin offers some insight into thucydides and his history of the peloponnesian war.
This book is a concise, readable introduction to the greek author thucydides, who is. An introduction for the common reader ebook written by perez zagorin. In 2005, he published a book for general readers about the greek historian thucydides. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An introduction for the common reader by perez zagorin. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Perez zagorin answers this question by examining thucydides landmark history of the peloponnesian war, one of the great classics of western.
Thucydides isbn 97806918800 pdf epub perez zagorin. This history, zagorin explains, is far more than a mere chronicle of the conflict between athens and sparta, the. An introduction for the common reader offers an engrossing intellectual appreciation of the most important and most difficult historian in the western cultural tradition. An introduction for the common reader kindle edition by zagorin, perez. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. Zagorin concludes his book with a reflection on thucydides as a. Perez zagorin answers this question by examining thucydides.
This book is a concise, readable introduction to the greek author thucydides. This book is a concise, readable introduction to the greek author thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the foremost historians of all time. Perez zagorin answers this question by examining thucydides landmarkhistory of the peloponnesian war, one of the great classics of western civilization. Holoka of eastern michigan university, says the book will be most useful to an audience of undergraduates and other intellectually curious people, and that zagorin. Buy thucydides by perez zagorin from waterstones today. His choice of topics is expert, as is his treatment of different scholarly views. An introduction for the common reader offers rhetorical scholars an extended version of the contextualizing overviews that accompany most translations of the. A history of political thought in the english revolution 1954. Excerpted from how the idea of religious toleration came to the west by perez zagorin excerpted by permission. Francis bacon 15611626, commonly regarded as one of the founders of the scientific revolution, exerted a powerful influence on the intellectual development of the modern world. He also led a remarkably varied and dramatic life as a philosopher, writer, lawyer, courtier, and statesman. Shorey, paul, on the implicit ethics and psychology of thucydides. Why does, isbn 97806918800 buy the thucydides ebook. Perez zagorin answers this question by examining thucydides landmark history of the peloponnesian war, one of the great classics of western civilization.
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