The Greeks and Greek Civilization

The Greeks and Greek CivilizationJacob Burckhardt (181897) was one of the greatest historians of classical and Renaissance art, architecture and culture. Though he died over a hundred years ago, his superb prose is as fresh and readable today as it was at the end of the nineteenth century. The Greeks and Greek Civilization describes, in glorious, elegant detail, the lives of the ancient Greeks and the origins of their culture. The book has never appeared before in English. Oswyn

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