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This book is a survey of the history, literature, art, and philosophy of the ancient Greeks from the Bronze Age to the transformation of Greek culture during the Roman Empire. The author provides a concise narrative of Greek history and an analysis of major works of Greek literature, from Homer to Plutarch, highlighting the burst of intellectual creativity in classical Athens.
The book places special emphasis on the key themes of Greek civilization: the public nature of Greek society, the relationship between the individual and the community, and the tension between myth and reason. Throughout, the narrative traces how Greek civilization has been continually reinvented, both in antiquity and in our own world.
This accessible book is a perfect introduction to the world of the ancient Greeks and is specifically designed with the student in mind. It includes plentiful maps and illustrations, as well as timelines, a glossary, and annotated bibliography, to assist the reader in discovering the story of ancient Greek civilization.
Reviews:
Sansone's coverage and approach are fresh and distinctive, and his book richly informative, well-balanced, and engagingly written.' 'Professor Stephen White, University of Texas at Austin
Table of contents:
List of Figures.
List of Maps.
List of Timelines.
Foreword: Looking Backward.
1. Greece in the Bronze Age.
2. Iron Age Greece.
3. The Poems of Hesiod and Homer.
4. Poetry and Sculpture of the Archaic Period.
5. Symposia, Seals, and Ceramics in the Archaic Period.
6. The Birth of Philosophy and the Persian Wars.
7. Setting the Stage for Democracy.
8. History and Tragedy in the Fifth Century BC.
9. The Peloponnesian War: A Tale of Thucydides.
10. Stage and Lawcourt in Late Fifth-Century BC Athens.
11. The Transformation of the Greek World in the Fourth Century BC.
12. Greek Culture in the Hellenistic Period.
Afterword: Looking Forward.
Glossary.
Index.
The book places special emphasis on the key themes of Greek civilization: the public nature of Greek society, the relationship between the individual and the community, and the tension between myth and reason. Throughout, the narrative traces how Greek civilization has been continually reinvented, both in antiquity and in our own world.
This accessible book is a perfect introduction to the world of the ancient Greeks and is specifically designed with the student in mind. It includes plentiful maps and illustrations, as well as timelines, a glossary, and annotated bibliography, to assist the reader in discovering the story of ancient Greek civilization.
Reviews:
Sansone's coverage and approach are fresh and distinctive, and his book richly informative, well-balanced, and engagingly written.' 'Professor Stephen White, University of Texas at Austin
Table of contents:
List of Figures.
List of Maps.
List of Timelines.
Foreword: Looking Backward.
1. Greece in the Bronze Age.
2. Iron Age Greece.
3. The Poems of Hesiod and Homer.
4. Poetry and Sculpture of the Archaic Period.
5. Symposia, Seals, and Ceramics in the Archaic Period.
6. The Birth of Philosophy and the Persian Wars.
7. Setting the Stage for Democracy.
8. History and Tragedy in the Fifth Century BC.
9. The Peloponnesian War: A Tale of Thucydides.
10. Stage and Lawcourt in Late Fifth-Century BC Athens.
11. The Transformation of the Greek World in the Fourth Century BC.
12. Greek Culture in the Hellenistic Period.
Afterword: Looking Forward.
Glossary.
Index.