The Greek Way

by Edith Hamilton Narrated by Nadia May

Overview

The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the achievement and spirit of Greece.

“What the Greeks discovered, how they brought a new world to birth out of the dark confusions of an old world that had crumbled away, is full of meaning for us today who have seen an old world swept away.”

In The Greek Way, Edith Hamilton shares the fruits of her thorough study of Greek life, literature, philosophy, and art. She interprets their meaning and brings us a realization of the refuge and strength the past can offer us in the troubled present. Hamilton's book has taken its place among the few interpretative volumes that are permanently rooted and profoundly alive in our literature.

Editorial Reviews

Huffington Post

"[The Greek Way] distills the essence of classical Greece for the general reader."

David Brooks

"Hamilton is at her best describing the tragic sensibility, the strange mixture of doom and exaltation that marks Greek drama. It was based on the conviction that good grows out of bad, virtue out of hardship, and that wisdom is born in suffering."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169750102
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	905,698

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