Travels In Greece: (Journey To The Morea)
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:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Mylar damaged.
A vivid work of travel literature and philosophical reflection, Travels in Greece: Journey to the Morea chronicles Nikos Kazantzakis's passionate journey through the Peloponnese, the ancient heartland of Greek civilization. With the lyrical intensity and spiritual restlessness that define his writing, Kazantzakis presents the rugged landscapes, crumbling Byzantine ruins, and resilient people of the Morea as a living meditation on Greek identity, history, and the eternal struggle between flesh and spirit. The narrative moves with the urgency of a man in search of his own soul, weaving together personal observation, myth, and history into a seamless and deeply poetic whole. Kazantzakis illustrates how the stones of Mystras and the faces of peasants alike carry the weight of centuries, arguing that to truly know Greece is to confront both its glorious past and its turbulent present. This is travel writing at its most impassioned — less a guidebook than a reckoning with an entire civilization.
Author: Nikos Kazantzakis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Bruno Cassirer / Oxford
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Mylar damaged.
A vivid work of travel literature and philosophical reflection, Travels in Greece: Journey to the Morea chronicles Nikos Kazantzakis's passionate journey through the Peloponnese, the ancient heartland of Greek civilization. With the lyrical intensity and spiritual restlessness that define his writing, Kazantzakis presents the rugged landscapes, crumbling Byzantine ruins, and resilient people of the Morea as a living meditation on Greek identity, history, and the eternal struggle between flesh and spirit. The narrative moves with the urgency of a man in search of his own soul, weaving together personal observation, myth, and history into a seamless and deeply poetic whole. Kazantzakis illustrates how the stones of Mystras and the faces of peasants alike carry the weight of centuries, arguing that to truly know Greece is to confront both its glorious past and its turbulent present. This is travel writing at its most impassioned — less a guidebook than a reckoning with an entire civilization.