The World of Athens: An Introduction to Classical Athenian Culture (Reading Greek)

Joint Association Of Classical Teachers

ISBN 10: 0521698537 / ISBN 13: 9780521698535

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The World of Athens: An Introduction to Classical Athenian Culture (Reading Greek)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521698537
• ISBN 13: 9780521698535
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

Classical Athens boasted some of the most original and influential achievements in literature, art, philosophy, medicine and politics. This best-selling book, now issued in a second edition, provides a comprehensive and highly illustrated introduction to its history, society, culture and values aimed at the student and the general reader. The text has been extensively revised from the first edition and the bibliography updated. A wide range of topics is discussed, but the book refuses to divide up the Athenian world neatly into separate compartments, insisting that sense can only be made of the society by making connections between its history, institutions, values and environment. The book can be used either on its own or as an accompaniment to students learning Greek with the Reading Greek course.

Book Description

Classical Athens boasted one of the most impressive flowerings of civilisation ever known, with original and influential achievements in literature, art, philosophy, medicine and politics. This second edition of the best-selling textbook provides a highly readable and fully illustrated introduction to Classical Athens.