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Greek As a Treat: An Introduction to the Classics (BBC)
Greek As a Treat An Introduction to the Classics - BBC Author:Peter France "Greek, sir, is like lace: every man gets as much of it as he can"-- Dr. Johnson. — We can get through life nowadays without Greek. Yet, as Peter France argues, we are missing out on the best of it. Shakespeare, Byron, Shelley, Dr. Johnson and Winston Churchill are unlikely all to have been wrong. In this exhilirating ... more »book, he explores, theme by theme, the amazing world of the ancient Greeks.
In art, science, medicine, democratic politics, drama, sport and philosophy, the Greeks possessed an unrivalled sense of excellence and beauty, and a sure drive to discover the best ways of living. With engaging gusto and wit and generous use of quotation, Peter France opens our eyes to classical Greece and to the "greats"--Homer, Pythagoras, Aeschylus, Socrates and Plato--ready and waiting to enrich our twentieth-century lives.« less