The Greek Way

"Based on a thorough study of Greek life & civilization, of Greek literature, philosophy & art, The Greek Way interprets their meaning & brings a realization of the refuge & strength the past can be to us in the troubled present. Hamilton's book must take its place with the few interpretative volumes which are permanently rooted & profoundly alive in our literature. 'This is a book of both cultural & critical importance,' says The New York Times. 'In the masterly exposition & deep understanding of the contrast between the Greek & the modern conception of life, we are brought to fresh appraisals of our own intellectual activities. Her pages are a pleasure to follow. Altogether a notable book.'" CONTENTS: Preface East & West Mind & Spirit The Way of the East & the West in Art The Greek Way of Writing Pindar, the Last Greek Aristocrat The Athenians as Plato Saw Them Aristophanes & the Old Comedy Herodotus, the 1st Sight-Seer Thucydides, the Thing That Hath Been is That Which Shall Be Xenophon, Ordinary Athenian Gentleman The Idea of Tragedy Aeschylus, the 1st Dramatist Sophocles, Quintessence of the Greek Euripides, the Modern Mind The Religion of the Greeks The Way of the Greeks The Way of the Modern World