The Greeks
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
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What did it truly mean to be Greek? H. D. F. Kitto's landmark work, The Greeks, answers this question with commanding authority, transporting readers back to the ancient world where philosophy, politics, art, and daily life were woven into a single, magnificent tapestry. Far from a dry recitation of dates and battles, this vivid account chronicles the character, values, and intellectual genius of the ancient Greeks — a civilization that laid the very foundations of Western thought. Written with the wit and clarity of a seasoned classicist, Kitto argues that to understand the Greeks is to understand ourselves, tracing the roots of democracy, tragedy, logic, and beauty back to the sun-drenched city-states of antiquity. His prose is both accessible and deeply learned, drawing on literature, art, and philosophy to present a people at once alien and intimately familiar. First published in 1951 as a Pelican Original, the work has endured as an essential introduction to classical civilization — and its final, provocative question lingers long after the last page is turned: if the Greeks were so brilliant, why did their world ultimately fall?
Author: H. D. F. Kitto
Format: Paperback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What did it truly mean to be Greek? H. D. F. Kitto's landmark work, The Greeks, answers this question with commanding authority, transporting readers back to the ancient world where philosophy, politics, art, and daily life were woven into a single, magnificent tapestry. Far from a dry recitation of dates and battles, this vivid account chronicles the character, values, and intellectual genius of the ancient Greeks — a civilization that laid the very foundations of Western thought. Written with the wit and clarity of a seasoned classicist, Kitto argues that to understand the Greeks is to understand ourselves, tracing the roots of democracy, tragedy, logic, and beauty back to the sun-drenched city-states of antiquity. His prose is both accessible and deeply learned, drawing on literature, art, and philosophy to present a people at once alien and intimately familiar. First published in 1951 as a Pelican Original, the work has endured as an essential introduction to classical civilization — and its final, provocative question lingers long after the last page is turned: if the Greeks were so brilliant, why did their world ultimately fall?