[PDF] Studies In Greek Scenery Legend And History eBook

Author : James George Frazer
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780368067853

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It may be reckoned a peculiar piece of good fortune that among the wreckage of classical literature the Description of Greece by Pausanias should have come down to us entire. In this work we possess a plain, unvarnished account by an eye-witness of the state of Greece in the second century of our era. Of no other part of the ancient world has a description at once so minute and so trustworthy survived, and if we had been free to single out one country in one age of which we should wish a record to be preserved, our choice might well have fallen on Greece in the age of the Antonines. No other people has exerted so deep and abiding an influence on the course of modern civilisation as the Greeks, and never could all the monuments of their chequered but glorious history have been studied so fully as in the second century of our era. The great age of the nation, indeed, had long been over, but in the sunshine of peace and imperial favour Greek art and literature had blossomed again. New temples had sprung up; new images had been carved; new theatres and baths and aqueducts ministered to the amusement and luxury of the people. Among the new writers whose works the world will not willingly let die, it is enough to mention the great names of Plutarch and Lucian.

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Publisher : Legare Street Press
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File Size : 24,77 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781021454485

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An engaging and insightful study of Greek culture and mythology, based on the commentary on Pausanias' 'Description of Greece' by James George Frazer. The book explores the rich and colorful world of ancient Greece through its landscapes, landmarks, and legends. Frazer's erudite commentary offers a new perspective on the complex interplay between history, mythology, and art in Greek civilization. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : James Frazer
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Page : 202 pages
File Size : 34,57 MB
Release : 2021-06
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Studies in Greek Scenery, Legend and History James George Frazer