Arcadian Nights: The Greek Myths Reimagined

by John Spurling

Book Overview

The classical Greek intellectual tradition pervades nearly every aspect of our modern Western civilization. Our logic and science, our philosophy, politics, literature, architecture, and art are all indebted to the ancient inhabitants of the small mountainous Mediterranean country. And the powerful myths of the Greeks, refined by Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, and the great Greek dramatists, still resonate at the core of our culture. Taking as his starting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468311794
• ISBN13: 9781468311792
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Overlook Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"