The Greeks and Greek Civilization - Rilegato

Burckhardt, Jacob

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ISBN 10: 0002558556 ISBN 13: 9780002558556

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 1998

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For the first time in English, one of the greatest masterpieces of historical writing: Jacob Burckhardt’s The Greeks and Greek Civilization.

Born in Germany, Jacob Burckhardt (1818–97) was one of the greatest historians of classical and Renaissance art, architecture and culture. Though he died more than one 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 Murray, the book’s editor, and his translator, Sheila Stern, have been labouring for many years on the text and now, finally, have ready an authoritative version.

In Oswyn Murray’s words, ‘it remains the best account of Greek civilization.’

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Jacob Burckhardt was one of the greatest historians of the nineteenth century. He is best-known for his monumental Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, two editions of which are currently in print (Penguin 1990 and Phaidon 1995).
Oswyn Murray is a Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Balliol College, Oxford and the editor of the Fontana History of the Ancient World series.
Sheila Stern is a translator and critic. She was married to J. P. Stern, author of Hitler: The Fuhrer and the People.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0002558556
• ISBN 13: 9780002558556
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 448
• Redattore: Murray Oswyn