The Stalingrad of the ancient world, this is an immensely readable, brilliant, brutal and vivid history of the greatest and bloodiest war of ancient Greece. The Peloponnesian War, fought 2,500 years ago between oligarchic Sparta and democratic Athens for control of Greece, is brought spectacularly to life in this magnificent study. Kagan demonstrates the relevance of this cataclysmic event to modern times in all its horror and savagery. As two uncompromising empires fight a war of survival from diametrically opposing political, social and cultural positions, the seemingly invincible glory of Athens crumbles in tragedy. Athenian culture and politics was unmatched in originality and fertility, and is still regarded as one of the peak achievements of Western civilisation. Dramatic poets such as Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes raised tragedy and comedy to a level never surpassed; architects and sculptors were at work on the Acropolis; natural philosophers like Anaxagoras and Democritus were exploring the physical world, and philosophers like Socrates were dissecting the realm of human affairs. All this was lost to this bloody conflict. In this work of brilliant scholarship, Kagan illustrates his remarkable ability to interpret these events as a part of the universality of human experience. His clear expertise in both the ancient world and the wars of the 20th-century are combined with his storytelling gifts to give an unforgettable portrait of this pivotal war that has shaped the world as we know it.
作者唐纳德•卡根(Donald Kagan)(1932- ),美国著名历史学家,耶鲁大学古典学与历史学斯特林教席荣誉退休教授,古希腊历史研究的权威学者,1958年获得俄亥俄州立大学博士学位,2002年获颁美国国家人文奖章,2005年当选为该年度杰弗逊人文大师,著有《雅典帝国的灭亡》(1987)、《沉睡中的美国》(2000)、《西方的遗产》(2000)、《伯罗奔尼撒战争的爆发》(2003)等,最新一部作品《修昔底德》由维京出版社推出。
唐納德‧卡根(Donald Kagan)是戰後美國希臘史的名家,其四卷本伯羅奔尼撒戰爭的專著,被公認是最詳盡的研究作品;幾年前華東師範大學出版社引進了第一卷《伯羅奔尼撒戰爭的爆發》,其餘三卷據說也將陸續翻譯。本書是作者聽從建議,專門針對“一般讀者”重新濃縮改寫而成,...
评分#书非借不能读# 装逼show读书清单之后,同事向我借书,要把《伯伦奔尼撒》借出去了,所以赶快把之前没看完的部分看完,再整体overview一下框架 - 读书效率翻倍 真是一本好书,不仅有许多当时的伟大人物的描写,也有各国之间博弈、合合分分的问题,真是可以重复看,并可以作为be...
评分内容简介 · · · · · · 在公元前5世纪末的近三十年里,古典世界被一场冲突撕扯得四分五裂,那就是伯罗奔尼撒战争。在其历史背景之下,这场战争的戏剧性、决定性和毁灭性可以与20世纪的两次世界大战相提并论。在伯罗奔尼撒战争中,希腊人同室操戈:一方是雅典人,他们拥有...
评分在陆地面积相当于京津,加上海域也只有安徽大小的区域内,时间相当于战国初期,在南欧发生了一场诸侯的纷争。书籍偏重事件的记述,看不出主要人物的个性,可以阅读普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》做补充阅读。 人性由于战争而消亡,雅典、斯巴达、波斯、科林斯,马其顿......纵横捭...
评分小胖去希腊的时候,拍了一张照片。她坐在一个台阶上,戴着一个巨大的墨镜对着镜头笑,背后是一群晒成棕色的欧美老外,穿着背心吊带挤在一起看一个土墙。在我的印象中,希腊就是这样一个充满古迹与神迹的地方。事实上,和其它消失的古文明一样,希腊这些灿烂文化,最终被一场本...
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