TheBirthofClassicalEurope
- 作者
- 出版社 PenguinBooks
- 出版时间 2011年12月
- ISBN 9780143120452
- 定价 165.80
内容简介
Astunningworkofresearchandimaginationthatshedsnewlightoftheancientworld.ThewesternworldhaslongbeenfascinatedbyclassicalGreekandRomancultures,whoseideasandachievementsunderpinourown.Yetlittlehasbeenwrittenabouthowthoseancientsocietiesexistedinconversationwithanevendeeperpast,reachingbacktotheworldoftheTrojansandthetimeofHomer.Anauthoritativehistorycoveringtwomillenniaofhumanexperience,TheBirthofClassicalEuropepresentsprovocativenewperspectivesontheworldinwhoseshadowwecontinuetolive.Theauthors'thoughtful,innovativeapproachtounderstandingtheepochsofAlexandertheGreatandAugustusCaesarshowshowourownchangingvaluesandinterestshaveshapedourfeelingsaboutanerathatisatonceremoteandstartlinglyclose.
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