About this title: An account of classical education in ancient Greece. The authors are renowned scholars of ancient Greece who maintain that contemporary emphasis on the failings of Greek society of the pre-Christian period--slavery, misogyny, homosexuality, etc.--have blinded many modern readers to the beauties of ancient literature and art.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Encounter Books
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781893554269ISBN:1893554260
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Great copy! Nearly perfect inside and out EXCEPT for 'thumbed' appearance and creased back cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 323 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Fine. Large paperback, first printing as evidenced by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, condition is AS NEW, nice gift copy, "a must read for those who agree that knowledge of the classics initiates us into the beauty and peril of human experience" read more
Edition: 1st ptg.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780684844534ISBN:0684844532
Description: Book: Good. DJ: Good. 8vo. 290 pp. 5 5/8 x 8 5/8. White boards with qtr black cloth. Gift inscription on ffep. Small amt of highlighting in last half of book. Glossy black and white dj, lightly worn. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Free Press, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780684844534ISBN:0684844532
Description: Fair in Very Good jacket. Fair in Very Good dj; hardcover, quarter-cloth binding; ffep missing and roughly removed; text block is clean. Dj shows only the most minor shelfwear. Two acclaimed classicists point out the importance of the study of Greek culture and offer straightforward advice for anyone who wants more knowledge of Classics. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Encounter Books
Date Published: 4/25/2001
ISBN-13:9781893554269ISBN:1893554260
Description: New. Paperback. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Free Press,, NY:
Date Published: 1998.
ISBN-13:9780684844534ISBN:0684844532
Description: Prof. Schoeck's tidy ownership information, else Fine, clean & tight condition / Finec, crisp and bright dust jacket. From the library of Prof. Richard J. Schoeck with a signed presentation to him from both authors. 290pp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780684844534ISBN:0684844532
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0684844532. Light bump to top of spine. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Top corner has light chipping. Book has light rubbing.; The answer to the attention-grabbing question posed by classicists Victor Davis Hanson and John Heath in the title of this passionate defense of their field (which is also a damnation of their academic colleagues) is not a pretty one. "It was, " they admit sadly, "an inside job. "Why, at the end of the 20th century, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1998-04-07
ISBN-13:9780684844534ISBN:0684844532
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Description: Fine; Collectible. First paperback edition. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are very nice and clean. Free track! Satisfaction guarenteed! Fast ing! read more
"Very good, but I think Hanson and Heath overstate the uniqueness of Greek culture/thought as being singularly important for founding Western thought (at the expense of Christian/Jewish thought)."
"So I'm still in the process of reading this book, but so far it seems to me that much of it seems to revolve around the authors' own personal vendettas against their peers and fellow classicists, as they bemoan the state of the Classics today. It's also rather depressing for an aspiring Classicist such as myself. However, I look forward to finishing the book and hearing what Hanson has to say about reviving the department."
"One of the most important books in modern Classical scholarship, this book points the blame for the demise of Classical learning directly at those who are supposed to be the guardians of the legacy of Greece and Rome. By focusing on minutiae and fighting for academic position instead of actually teaching, Classicists have only themselves to blame."
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