The Greeks and Greek Civilization by Sheila Stern, Oswyn Murray, Jacob Burckhardt

The Greeks and Greek Civilization

Sheila Stern, Oswyn Murray, Jacob Burckhardt

449 pages first pub 1902 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
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In 1872, Jacob Burckhardt, one of the preeminent historians of classical and Renaissance culture, presented this revolutionary work, which portrays ancient Greek culture as an aristocratic world based on a ruthless competition for honor, a competi...

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