| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 327 pages) |
| Series |
Amsterdam studies in classical philology, 1380-6068 ; volume 18 |
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Amsterdam studies in classical philology ; v. 18.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Albert Rijksbaron -- Vue cavalière sur les emplois du présent historique dans les Histoires de Thucydide / Jean Lallot -- The historical present in Thucydides : capturing the case of [hairei] and [lambanei] / Rutger J. Allan -- [Trepein] au présent historique chez Thucydide / Odile Mortier-Waldschmidt -- [Peithō] et le présent historique chez Thucydide / Bernard Jacquinod -- A tale of two involuntary encounters : linguistics and the persuasive function of the historical present in two Thucydidean battle scenes (1.45-51 & 1.56-66) / Adriaan Rademaker & Michel Buijs -- Imparfait, aoriste et présent historique dans les récits des quatre batailles navales de Syracuse, Guerre du Péloponnèse, livre 7 / Louis Basset -- The profanation of the Mysteries and the mutiliation of the hermae : two variations on two themes / Albert Rijksbaron -- Présent historique et subjectivité : sur quelques exemples de Polybe et de Thucydide / Frédéric Lambert -- The temporal characteristics of the historical present in Thucydides / Coulter H. George |
| Summary |
After Etudes sur l'aspect verbal chez Platon (Saint-Etienne, 2000), the international 'Groupe de recherche sur l'aspect verbal en grec' now presents a second volume on verbal aspect in (Ancient) Greek, which is devoted to the function(s) of the Historical Present in Thucydides. In nine chapters the authors approach this subject from a variety of angles, focusing inter alia on the HP of particular verbs and on its use in battle narratives, or investigate Thucydides' use of the HP from a comparative perspective. They share one important assumption, viz. that the primary function of the HP is to mark events that were, according to Thucydides, of decisive importance for the development of the Peloponnesian War. By its rich and detailed analyses the book provides important new insights into Thucydides' narrative technique. -- Provided by the publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English and French |
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Print version record, digital images |
| Subject |
Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War.
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Thucydides -- Language
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Thucydides |
| SUBJECT |
History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides) fast |
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Greek language -- Tense
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Greek language -- Semantics
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Narration (Rhetoric)
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HISTORY -- Ancient.
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Greek language -- Semantics
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Greek language -- Tense
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Language and languages
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Narration (Rhetoric)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lallot, Jean, editor.
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Rijksbaron, Albert, editor.
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Jacquinod, Bernard, editor.
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Buijs, Michel, editor.
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| ISBN |
9789004210011 |
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9004210016 |
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