Thucydides and Hesiod
The puzzling reference by Thucydides, during his account of Demosthenes’ Aetolian campaign in 426, to the death of Hesiod, can be explained as an instance of foreshadowing through myth: Hesiod’s tragic end prepares the reader for the tragic consequences of Demosthenes’ decisions. A similar use of my...
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| description | The puzzling reference by Thucydides, during his account of Demosthenes’ Aetolian campaign in 426, to the death of Hesiod, can be explained as an instance of foreshadowing through myth: Hesiod’s tragic end prepares the reader for the tragic consequences of Demosthenes’ decisions. A similar use of mythical foreshadowing in Herodotus is compared. |
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| spelling | nottingham-320582020-05-04T20:20:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32058/ Thucydides and Hesiod Finglass, P.J. The puzzling reference by Thucydides, during his account of Demosthenes’ Aetolian campaign in 426, to the death of Hesiod, can be explained as an instance of foreshadowing through myth: Hesiod’s tragic end prepares the reader for the tragic consequences of Demosthenes’ decisions. A similar use of mythical foreshadowing in Herodotus is compared. Fabrizio Serra editore 2013 Article PeerReviewed Finglass, P.J. (2013) Thucydides and Hesiod. Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica (ns 105). pp. 161-169. ISSN 1724-1901 http://digital.casalini.it/10.1400/222506 doi:10.1400/222506 doi:10.1400/222506 |
| spellingShingle | Finglass, P.J. Thucydides and Hesiod |
| title | Thucydides and Hesiod |
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| title_short | Thucydides and Hesiod |
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