Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom

by Mary P. Nichols

In Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom, Mary P. Nichols argues for the centrality of the idea of freedom in Thucydides' thought. Through her close reading of his History of the Peloponnesian War, she explores the manifestations of this theme. Cities and individuals in Thucydides' history take freedom as their goal, whether they claim to possess it and want to maintain it or whether they desire to attain it for themselves or others...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080145316X
• ISBN13: 9780801453168
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher