Mabel Lang's long career as a scholar and teacher has given her a unique
perspective on one of the most important authors in western literature.
Thucydidean Narrative and Discourse brings together several of her most
thoughtful papers on figures and issues including the 400, Cleon, and
Alcibiades, and joins them with new material on narrative technique. The
assembled papers are an important complement to Professor Lang's
pathbreaking study of Herodotean narrative. Together with introductory
essays by the volume's editors, these papers will enable students of
historiography in general to obtain a better understanding of how
Thucydides engaged his audience. Although they were written over many
years, the papers share a consistency of insight that makes them
continually relevant to all who endeavor to understand the literary art
of Thucydides. Reviews for this volume: "[T]his collection of Lang's
writings should complement any bookshelf devoted to Thucydides or to
narratological approaches to ancient literature." - Bryn Mawr Classical
Review "Very engaging and thought-provoking..." - The Classical Outlook