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The Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature In honor of beloved Virgil— “O degli altri poeti onore e lume . . .” —Dante,Inferno THUCYDIDES’ WAR NARRATIVE Carolyn J. Dewald · THUCYDIDES’ WAR NARRATIVE A Structural Study University ofCalifornia Press Berkeley Los Angeles London University ofCalifornia Press, one ofthe most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University ofCalifornia Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University ofCalifornia Press, Ltd. London, England © 2005 by The Regents ofthe University ofCalifornia Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dewald, Carolyn. Thucydides’ war narrative : a structural study / Carolyn J. Dewald. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0–520–24127–4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Thucydides. History ofthe Peloponnesian War. 2. Greece—History—Peloponnesian War, 431– 404 b.c.—Historiography I. Title. df229.t6d48 2005 938'.05—dc22 2004014199 Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on Natures Book, which contains 50% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements ofansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r1997) (Permanence ofPaper). For Bradley Tyler Jones CONTENTS List of Tables ix Preface xi Introduction 1 part one 1. An Overview of the Archidamian Narrative Structure (ii.1–v.24) 25 2. Introductory Sentences (ii.1–v.24) 35 2.1 Subjects in Introductory Sentences 37 2.2 Verbs in Introductory Sentences 39 2.3 Settings in Introductory Sentences 41 2.4 Time in Introductory Sentences 43 3. Internal Structure of the Unit of Action (ii.1–v.24) 48 3.1 Simple Picture Units 50 3.2 Developed Picture Units 53 3.3 List Units 65 3.4 Extended Narrative Units 69 3.5 Complex Units 77
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