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The Greeks
Jean-Pierre Vernant
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Description for The Greeks
Paperback. This work explores what it meant to be Greek during the classical period of Greek civilization. Looking at a variety of social classes in regions such as Athens, Sparta, Arcadia and various Greek colonies, the text analyzes what made the Greek "different" in ways of acting, thinking and feeling. Translator(s): Lambert, Charles; Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Who or what is referred to do by the term "ancient Greek"? A person from the Archaic period? The war hero celebrated by Homer? Or the fourth century BC "political animal" described by Aristotle? This work explores what it meant to be Greek during the classical period of Greek civilization. It offers portraits of typical Greek personages from regions such as Athens, Sparta, Arcadia, Thessaly, Epirus, the city-states of Asia Minor and the colonies of the Black Sea, southern Italy and Sicily. Looking at the citizen, the religious believer, the soldier, the servant, the peasant and others, the text analyzes ... Read more
Who or what is referred to do by the term "ancient Greek"? A person from the Archaic period? The war hero celebrated by Homer? Or the fourth century BC "political animal" described by Aristotle? This work explores what it meant to be Greek during the classical period of Greek civilization. It offers portraits of typical Greek personages from regions such as Athens, Sparta, Arcadia, Thessaly, Epirus, the city-states of Asia Minor and the colonies of the Black Sea, southern Italy and Sicily. Looking at the citizen, the religious believer, the soldier, the servant, the peasant and others, the text analyzes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226853833
SKU
V9780226853833
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