What the Greeks Did for Us

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What the Greeks Did for Us

83,00 lei

Categorii: Necatalogate

Limba: Engleza

Data publicării: 2024

Editura: Yale University Press

Tip copertă: Paperback

Nr Pag: 352

ISBN: 9780300278699

Dimensiuni: l: 13cm | H: 20cm | 3.1cm | 324g

What the Greeks Did for Us

83,00 lei

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An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture.

Our contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like "pandemic," a Freudian state of mind like the "Oedipus complex," or a replica of the Parthenon in a Chinese theme park, ancient Greek culture shapes the contours of our lives. Ever since the first Roman imitators, we have been continually falling under the Greeks' spell.

But how did ancient Greece spread its influence so far and wide? And how has this influence changed us?

Tony Spawforth explores our classical heritage, wherever it's to be found. He reveals its legacy in everything from religion to popular culture, and unearths the darker side of Greek influence-from the Nazis' obsession with Spartan "racial purity" to the elitism of classical education. Paying attention to the huge breadth and variety of Hellenic influence, this book paints an essential portrait of the ancient world's living legacy-considering to whom it matters, and why.