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The Ancient Greeks: Ten Ways They Shaped the Modern World
Edith Hall
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Description for The Ancient Greeks: Ten Ways They Shaped the Modern World
Paperback. They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. But who were the ancient Greeks? And what was it that enabled them to achieve so much? This title offers a revelatory way of viewing this geographically scattered people, and more. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. They wrote the timeless myths of Odysseus and Oedipus, and the histories of Leonidas's three hundred Spartans and Alexander the Great. But who were the ancient Greeks? And what was it that enabled them to achieve so much? Here, Edith Hall gives us a revelatory way of viewing this geographically scattered people, visiting different communities at various key moments during twenty centuries of ancient history. Identifying ten unique traits central to the widespread ancient Greeks, Hall unveils a civilization of incomparable richness and a people of astounding complexity - and explains how they made us who we are today. `A thoroughly readable and illuminating account of this fascinating people... This excellent book makes us admire and like the ancient Greeks equally' Independent `A worthy and lively introduction to one of the two groups of ancient peoples who really formed the western world' Sunday Times `Throughout, Hall exemplifies her subjects' spirit of inquiry, their originality and their open-mindedness' Daily Telegraph `A book that is both erudite and splendidly entertaining' Financial Times
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099583646
SKU
V9780099583646
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About Edith Hall
Edith Hall is one of Britain's foremost classicists, having held posts at the universities of Royal Holloway, Cambridge, Durham, Reading, and Oxford. In 2015 she was awarded the Erasmus Medal of the European Academy, given to a scholar whose works represent a significant contribution to European culture and scientific achievement. She is the first woman to win this award. Hall regularly writes in the Times Literary Supplement, reviews theatre productions on radio, and has written and edited more than a dozen works on the ancient world. She teaches at King's College London and lives in Gloucestershire.
Reviews for The Ancient Greeks: Ten Ways They Shaped the Modern World
Terrifically good
Natalie Haynes
Observer
Hall examines in scholarly but very readable detail.
Simon Shaw
Mail on Sunday
Hall's superb history achieves her aim with a happy marrying of literature and archaeology.
Lesley McDowell
Independent
[Hall] provides a thoroughly readable and illuminating account of this fascinating people... This excellent book makes us admire and like the ancient Greeks equally
John Davie
Independent
If you're interested in their history then it is worth reading, and I think even those with some knowledge of the Greeks would learn something from this book.
Judith Griffith
Nudge
A worthy and lively introduction to one of the two groups of ancient peoples who really formed the western world
Christopher Hart
Sunday Times
This new tome serves as a fantastic general introduction
Big Issue
Edith Hall has a brilliant ability to intellectually analyse the Greeks... because of deep, searching curiosity, and her sense of how this culture reflects upon our moment now. Her writing is so clear and accessible... full of complex reflections and revelations
Ian Rickson Wide-ranging and endlessly fascinating... It is a fitting tribute to history that ought to be preserved... because it would, at the very least, enrich our conversation and range of comparison with events today
Daisy Dunn
Standpoint
This crisp little book is also worth reading for Hall's elegant prose
Suzi Feay
Financial Times
Natalie Haynes
Observer
Hall examines in scholarly but very readable detail.
Simon Shaw
Mail on Sunday
Hall's superb history achieves her aim with a happy marrying of literature and archaeology.
Lesley McDowell
Independent
[Hall] provides a thoroughly readable and illuminating account of this fascinating people... This excellent book makes us admire and like the ancient Greeks equally
John Davie
Independent
If you're interested in their history then it is worth reading, and I think even those with some knowledge of the Greeks would learn something from this book.
Judith Griffith
Nudge
A worthy and lively introduction to one of the two groups of ancient peoples who really formed the western world
Christopher Hart
Sunday Times
This new tome serves as a fantastic general introduction
Big Issue
Edith Hall has a brilliant ability to intellectually analyse the Greeks... because of deep, searching curiosity, and her sense of how this culture reflects upon our moment now. Her writing is so clear and accessible... full of complex reflections and revelations
Ian Rickson Wide-ranging and endlessly fascinating... It is a fitting tribute to history that ought to be preserved... because it would, at the very least, enrich our conversation and range of comparison with events today
Daisy Dunn
Standpoint
This crisp little book is also worth reading for Hall's elegant prose
Suzi Feay
Financial Times