Ancient Greek Civilization (eBook)

David Sansone (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
320 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-4443-5877-3 (ISBN)

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A concise narrative of Greek history and an analysis of the literature, art, and thought of the ancient Greeks.

• Tells the story of Greek civilization from the from the Minoan Period to the time of the Byzantine Empire
• Surveys the remarkable culture and history the ancient Greeks
• Explores the ways in which Greek civilization has been continually reinvented from antiquity to the present day
• Updated edition includes additional illustrations, maps, and timelines, a glossary, and an annotated bibliography

David Sansone is Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has published extensively on Greek language and literature, including literary and textual criticism of Greek tragedy and Plutarch’s Lives and a theoretical study of the origin of sport. He has been on the Board of Directors of the American Philological Association and held a number of editorial positions, among them the editorship of Illinois Classical Studies and membership of the editorial boards of Classical Philology and Bryn Mawr Classical Review.

Inhalt

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 CenturyBC.

12. Greek Culture in the Hellenistic Period.

Afterword: Looking Forward.

Glossary.

Index

Rezensionen

"Sansone's book admirably fills the need for a succinct,readable, and reliable survey of ancient Greek civilization. Thefirst edition was perfect for my Classical Civilization course -the second edition offers even more while maintaining theaccessibility of the original."
Kathryn Gutzwiller, University of Cincinnati

"In this book David Sansone brilliantly analyzes the strands ofhistory, literature, art, and culture which combine to form thetapestry of Ancient Greece."
David Sider, New York University

Praise for the first edition:

"Sansone's coverage and approach are fresh and distinctive, andhis book richly informative, well-balanced, and engaginglywritten." Professor Stephen White, University of Texas atAustin

'Ancient Greek Civilisation is a deeply thought-out andpersonal survey of ancient Greek culture." Times HigherEducation Supplement

"The classicist approach to the topic is evident in his focus onartistic and literary developments and their relationship tohistory, politics, and everyday social practices." Art Book NewsAnnual

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.8.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Schlagworte: Ancient & Classical Greek & Hellenistic History • Archäologie • archaeology • Archäologie • Classical Studies • Griechenland /Alte Geschichte • Hellenistische Geschichte, Geschichte der griechischen Antike • Humanistische Studien
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-5877-4 / 1444358774
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-5877-3 / 9781444358773