Early GreeceHarperCollins UK, 19. des. 2013 - 368 síður Now available in ebook format. Within the space of three centuries, up to the great Persian invasion of 480BC, Greece was transformed from a simple peasant society into a sophisticated civilisation which dominated the shores of the Mediterranean from Spain to Syria and from the Crimea to Egypt - a culture whose achievements in the fields of art, science, philosophy and politics were to establish the canons of the Western world. The author of this book places this development in the context of Mediterranean civilisation, providing an account of the transformation that launched Western culture. |
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... present an uptodate account. In the study of the distant past, the chief difficulties are the comparative lack of evidence and the special problems of interpretingit; this inturn makes it both possible and desirablefor the more ...
... present an uptodate account. In the study of the distant past, the chief difficulties are the comparative lack of evidence and the special problems of interpretingit; this inturn makes it both possible and desirablefor the more ...
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... present this discovery is unique, and we should remember that Lefkandi shows acontinuity from the Mycenean periodnot found elsewhere. Butit shows that, if it wereever possibleto excavate the Lefkandi settlement in its entirety, the Dark ...
... present this discovery is unique, and we should remember that Lefkandi shows acontinuity from the Mycenean periodnot found elsewhere. Butit shows that, if it wereever possibleto excavate the Lefkandi settlement in its entirety, the Dark ...
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... present since the beginning of Mycenean culture: the palaces were destroyed either by passing raiders, likethe laterViking harassment ofCelticand AngloSaxon culture, or by local uprisings of a subject people. Butdespitethe existence of ...
... present since the beginning of Mycenean culture: the palaces were destroyed either by passing raiders, likethe laterViking harassment ofCelticand AngloSaxon culture, or by local uprisings of a subject people. Butdespitethe existence of ...
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... present. Mnemonic devices, the use of recurrent story patterns and folktale motifs and repetitive phraseology serve also an aesthetic purpose, to produce a pleasing effect on the audience; it is for such reasons that the rhythmic ...
... present. Mnemonic devices, the use of recurrent story patterns and folktale motifs and repetitive phraseology serve also an aesthetic purpose, to produce a pleasing effect on the audience; it is for such reasons that the rhythmic ...
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... presents a complexand varied picture of the world ofearly Greece: though itspurposewas never overtly historical (there isno tradition ofhistorical epic or descriptivepanegyric), the poet's role was still central; and so satisfactory ...
... presents a complexand varied picture of the world ofearly Greece: though itspurposewas never overtly historical (there isno tradition ofhistorical epic or descriptivepanegyric), the poet's role was still central; and so satisfactory ...
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Myth Historyand Archaeology II Sources | |
the Economy XIV The Comingof the Persians XV The Leadership of Greece Sparta and Athens | |
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Further reading General index About the Author | |
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