The Shadow of the Parthenon: Studies in Ancient History and Literature

by Peter Green

Book Overview

A lively combination of scholarship and unorthodoxy makes these studies in ancient history and literature unusually rewarding. Few of the objects of conventional admiration gain much support from Peter Green (Pericles and the "democracy" of fifth-century Athens are treated to a very cool scrutiny) but he has a warm regard for the real virtues of antiquity and for those who spoke with "an individual voice."

The studies cover both history and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520255070
• ISBN13: 9780520255074
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"