La Douceur Dans La Pensee Grecque [French]

by Jacqueline de Romilly

English summary: Why speak of "gentleness" in a world dominated by justice and heroism, in which cruel myths and tragedies abound, and in which the view of human life is harsh and violent? The Iliad is a poem about battles and death. Thucydides' historical works depict the violent physical and moral acts committed in a merciless war. The emergence of a gentleness ideal in Greek thought is an even more extraordinary phenomenon. How did...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2251326766
• ISBN13: 9782251326764
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Les Belles Lettres
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"