The Legacy of Greece: A New Appraisal

by: Finley, M.I.

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Description
This book is about much more than `the glory that was Greece'. In this fresh appraisal, replacing the original Legacy of Greece edited by Sir Richard Livingstone in 1921, fourteen distinguished contributors, all specialists in their field, describe a particular aspect of Greek culture, and then assess what later generations have made of this valuable inheritance. The result is a lucid and succinct introduction to how the ancient Greeks lived and thought, and to their influence on the world we know today. The wide range of topics covered includes politics, literature, history, education, philosophy, science, myth, and art and architecture.

Author Information
Edited by M. I. Finley, late Professor of Ancient History in the University of Cambridge 1970-1979, and Master, Darwin College, Cambridge 1976-1982

Contributors:
M. I. Finley, late Master of Darwin College, Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor of Ancient History, University of Cambridge; K. W. Gransden, Reader in Classics, University of Warwick; A. M. Davies, Lecturer in English, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London; T. G. Rosenmeyer, University of California, Berkeley; Arnaldo Momigliano, late Professor at the University of Chicago and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford; H.-I. Marrou, late Fellow at the Sorbonne; Bernard Williams, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and formerly Professor of Philsophy, University of California, Berkeley ; G. E. R. Lloyd, Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Science, University of Cambridge; S. G. Pembroke, former Lecturer at Bedford College, London; A. H. Armstrong, formerly Professor at Dalhousie University; Peter Kidson, formerly at the Courtauld Institute of Art; R. R. Bolger, late fellow of King's College, Cambridge

Reviews and Awards
"An invaluable scholarly book for the scholar and the student of Greece." - History of European Ideas

"An important and fascinating book [which] provides a fundamental explanation of the significance of Greece to Western European civilization. It should be read by all concerned in understanding this." - British Book News

The Legacy of Greece: A New Appraisal

by: Finley, M.I.

• ISBN-13: 9780192851369 / 978-0-19-285136-9
• ISBN-03: 0192851365 / 0-19-285136-5
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1984

Price: 45,00 EURO

1 copy in stock