An edition of It's all Greek to me
(2010)
It's all Greek to me
from Homer to the Hippocratic Oath, how ancient Greece has shaped our world
1st U.S. ed.
by Charlotte Higgins
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"An informative, smart, and very amusing narrative about how influential Greeks and Greek culture have been on the rest of the world, from art to architecture to literature to politics to love"--Provided by publisher.
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It's all Greek to me: from Homer to the Hippocratic Oath, how ancient Greece has shaped our world
2010, Harper
in English
- 1st U.S. ed.
0061804002 9780061804007
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Table of Contents
The alpha and the omega: why a life without Homer is a life half-lived
The living, the dead and the deathless: mortality in Hesiod, Homer and Sophocles
Man is a political animal: democracy and the polis
Pandora's daughters: the silent majority
Swords and sandals: war in Homer, Herodotus and Thucydides
Beyond the borders: Greeks and barbarians
The twilight of the gods: the beginnings of science, from Thales to Aristotle
The death of Socrates and the birth of philosophy: the challenge of Plato's Republic
Love and loss: desire in Homer, Sappho and Plato.
Edition Notes
Originally published: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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