The Greek Experience
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Pages: Yellowed with age. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work in classical scholarship, The Greek Experience presents a vivid and authoritative account of ancient Greek civilisation at the height of its brilliance. C. M. Bowra, long-time Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, chronicles the intellectual, artistic, and spiritual achievements of the Greeks with remarkable clarity and depth. The book argues that Greek culture — from its poetry and philosophy to its art and democratic ideals — remains a foundational pillar of Western civilisation. Written with the eloquence of a lifelong classicist, it illustrates how the Greeks understood beauty, truth, and the human condition in ways that still resonate profoundly today. Accessible to the general reader yet rich enough for the scholar, this is an enduring testament to the power and legacy of the ancient world.
Author: C. M. Bowra
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Pages: Yellowed with age. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work in classical scholarship, The Greek Experience presents a vivid and authoritative account of ancient Greek civilisation at the height of its brilliance. C. M. Bowra, long-time Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, chronicles the intellectual, artistic, and spiritual achievements of the Greeks with remarkable clarity and depth. The book argues that Greek culture — from its poetry and philosophy to its art and democratic ideals — remains a foundational pillar of Western civilisation. Written with the eloquence of a lifelong classicist, it illustrates how the Greeks understood beauty, truth, and the human condition in ways that still resonate profoundly today. Accessible to the general reader yet rich enough for the scholar, this is an enduring testament to the power and legacy of the ancient world.