THE ECHO OF GREECE

by Edith Hamilton ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 12, 1956

The author of The Greek Way has a permanent place in the minds of all who know and love Greece- and the increasing number of travelers bound for Greece adds steadily to that number. While that book treats chiefly of the Percilean age, Golden Age of Greece, this new volume carries on with an interpretation and synthesis of the thought and the personalities of Greece in the fourth century BC. Oddly enough there are many parallels in our thinking today- in our problems; this gives this new book a timeliness that is wholly unexpected. You see Athens still aware of its heritage of freedom, its genius for government of the people; you see its ""schools"" and its great teachers, following Socrates- Plato and Isocrates, and following them Aristotle. You glimpse the manner and the matter of their philosophy and its sharing with youth. You learn of the Greek way of life through the dramatist Menander; of the new Scoticism and its link with Christianity; of Demosthenes, dedicated to preserving Greece, of his time in his political and military theories. You read the incredible story of Alexander the Great, with his contradictions, his genius. And finally, in , of a later period, you know more fully the survival of the Greek spirit. There isn't quite the sense of discovery- the zest of The Greek Way, but to students, travelers and enthusiasts for the earlier book, this is an important addition.

Pub Date: Jan. 12, 1956

ISBN: 0393002314

Page Count: -

Publisher: Norton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1956

Categories: NONFICTION