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The birth of western civilization
Title statement The birth of western civilization : Greece and Rome / texts by George Huxley, A.R. Burn, H.C. Baldry, W.K.C. Guthrie, John Boardman, F.R. Cowell, R.A.G. Carson, Michael Grant, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Michael Gough ; edited by Michael Grant Another responsib. Huxley, George (Author) Burn, A.R. (Author) Baldry, H.C. (Author) Guthrie, W.K.C. (Author) Boardman, John (Author) Cowell, F.R. (Author) Carson, R.A.G. (Author) Grant, Michael (Author) (Editor) Wheeler, Mortimer, 1890-1976 (Author) Gough, Michael (Author) Edition statement 3rd Impression Publication London : Thames and Hudson, 1969 Phys.des. 359 strán, 1 nečíslovaná strana : čiernobiele a farebné ilustrácie, fotografie ; čiernobiele pôdorysy, mapy ; 36 cm Note Designed and produced by Thames and Hudson. Obsahuje chronológie gréckej aj rímskej histórie. Obsahuje zoznam ilustrácií a ich zdrojov Obsahuje selektívnu bibliografiu na stranách 338 a 339. Obsahuje register Incomplete contents I Introduction. The tradition that holds us in thrall / Michael Grant -- The stuff of history -- The living world of the myths -- Impact on the West -- A new art and a new meaning -- A key to the unconscious? -- The witness of architecture -- Building upon the classical foundation -- The 'most subtle doctor' -- The divided heritage of Christendom -- II The Genesis of Greece. The history which inspired Homer / George Huxley -- The first settlements -- The Early Bronze Age -- Coming of the Greeks -- The sea-empire of Crete -- Mycenaean power and Hittite diplomacy -- The siege of Troy -- The great Aegean migrations -- A Dark Age begins -- The displaced peoples move east -- Poetical legacy of the Dark Age -- III The Troubled Birth of a New World. The struggle of the city states / A.R. Burn -- An end and a beginning -- The merchant colonists look west -- The grim community of Sparta -- The struggle for democracy -- The Persian threat: Marathon -- Victory in the narrow straits -- The long war with Sparta -- Across the known world: Alexander's astonishing empire -- IV The Voice of Greece. The first great literature and its living context / H.C. Baldry -- Homer's epics, the bible of Greece -- Dance and lyric song -- Odes of victory -- Athens' amazing literary achievement -- The Festival of Dionysus -- Origins of tragedy -- Legend on the stage -- The birth of comedy -- The 'Father of History' -- The prose of persuasion -- The philosophers speak -- V The Revolution in the Mind. Old gods and the new reason / W.K.C. Guthrie -- Gods in man's image -- Beauty and light, darkness and ecstasy -- The search for life after death -- The birth of reason -- 'Gad-fly of the Athenians' -- The real and ideal worlds -- The spirit of research -- Reaching towards science -- Jet propulsion and engines of war -- VI Sublime Achievement. The art and architecture of ancient Greece / John Boardman -- Quickening breath from Egypt and the East -- Changing conceptions of the human form -- The climax which inspired the West -- Lost masterpieces of Greek painting -- The perfect buildings of a troubled age -- Realism and emotion in sculpture -- Rich work in metal -- A bridge to Rome: the Etruscans -- VII The Ancient Life. The Greece and Rome of everyday / F.R. Cowell -- Magnificence and squalor -- Eating and feasting -- In search of elegance -- Playing games and watching 'sport' -- The heroic life dissolves in luxury -- 'We women are nothing' -- At the mercy of men: the slaves -- 'Youth is for an hour' -- Justice for the people -- Roman law: a living tradition -- VIII A City of the Scattered Earth. From Tiber's seven hills to world dominion / R.A.G. Carson -- The gods of Rome -- Expolsion of the kings -- The duel with Carthage -- The kingdoms in the East -- Powerful and ambitious men: Pompey and Caesar -- Peace in the Empire, terror at the top -- The despot Nero -- New 'mysteries' from the East --Anarchy, the plague, barbarian attack -- IX Poetry, Prose and Rhetoric. The riches of the Roman language / Michael Grant -- Explosive comic genius -- A ruthless private eye -- The exploration of emotion -- Philosopher, orator and statesman -- The supreme master of Latin poetry -- The 'tearful' elegy -- The supreme story-teller -- Masters of denunciation -- From Africa something new -- Roots of Christian thought -- X The Vision Turns Inward. The art and architecture of a world empire / Sir Mortimer Wheeler -- The shape of the towns -- Chessboards of Hippodamus -- Africa's rich urban life -- The buildings of the Latin world -- For spectacle, slaughter and sport -- The Imperial retreat -- The Roman portrait: a revealing image -- To the glory of Rome: the narrative reliefs -- XI Towards the City of God. Frmo the ancient to the medieval world: a bridge of faith / Michael Gough -- The finale of a great drama -- Battles over the nature of Christ -- The stricken West -- The East goes its own way -- Light in the darkness -- The House of God -- The first great churches -- An art for the new faith -- A new climax Subject Headings grécky starovek rímsky starovek rímska antika grécka antika kultúra a spoločnosť Grécko staroveký Rím Form, Genre kolektívne monografie Country United Kingdom Language English Copy count 1, currently available 0, at library only 1 Database Books 
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