C. M. BowraCritiques

4/18/22

Good

Naranja 142

The history of classical Greece.

Excellent synopsis of the culture that began Western Civilization.

i am not really interested in ancient people. this was okay.½

missing or hiding the key matter

Outdated but enthusiastic and cheerful.

1944 Edition of an all time classic.

Review located at http://lupabitch.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/primitive-song-cm-bowra/

A classic work on its subject. If you're interested in the Greeks this is one of the best overviews of their classical civilisation.

Five years of study in Latin focused me on the ancient Romans, but they were strongly derivative of and influenced by the classical Greeks. This book does a fine job of making sense of a place and time in human history that is probably the major influence of our western civilization's ideals and philosophies. Roughly from 1200 b.c. to 330 b.c.½

Eight "picture essays" from the cradling creation of Greek civilization, its "dark age", renaissance, and wars, to Alexander and the aftermath of Empire. Appendices with Chronology, gods, heroes, famous ones.

though it was the 1936 edition

12/1/22

Edition: // Descr: 303 p. :map 22 cm. // Series: Call No. { } Contains chronological table, reference, and index sections. // John E. Rexine Library Donation //

Edition: // Descr: xii, 223 p. : plates 18 cm. // Series: Call No. { 948 B68 } Contains Notes and Index. // //