Thucydides' Plague, a Narrative Aggressor

This thesis expands upon the notion that Thucydides’ plague narrative in his History of the Peloponnesian War punctuates his argument for the unique greatness of the Peloponnesian War. Through the plague, Thucydides displays the collapse of Greek society’s standards and practices. He does this by de...

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Main Author: Williamson, Masen J.
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2021
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8884
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9893&context=etd