The Greeks and Greek Civilization by Jacob Burckhardt, Burckardt

The Greeks and Greek Civilization

Jacob Burckhardt, Burckardt

504 pages first pub 1902 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
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In 1872, Jacob Burckhardt, one of the preeminent historians of classical and Renaissance culture, presented this revolutionary work, which portrays ancient Greek culture as an aristocratic world based on a ruthless competition for honor, a competi...

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