The Greek Way

Servizio eccellente e rapidissimo. Il libro, nonostante sia piuttosto datato, è di piacevole lettura e spinge a riflettere anche chi non abbia una gran passione per la filosofia.

Fascinating book!

An amazing work - still influential today, and absolutely revolutionary when published. Edith Hamilton changed our understanding of classical Greece. Each chapter is essentially a standalone essay and after reading this book many times over the last ten years or so, I’m still unsure which of those essays is my favourite.

Deep yet not dense, brief yet succinct, attractive and intelligent and not at all academic - a rare fluidity of writing that reveals a penetrating intelligence behind the pen, above all, a lovely way to enter the world of ancient Greece and discover why that era was unique and how it's achievements are especially relevant today. I have the book but also like to listen to the audible.com version that lets the mind wander as I listen. Her chapter on ancient tragedy defines just what tragedy means at the dawn of theater - Hamilton draws from modern sensibilities and literary criticism to offer a flowing description of just what tragedy is all about.

The Greek Way is a timeless classic.Edith Hamilton has explained how the" Greek Way " is a bridge to the West in the best sense of that phrase.How the Greeks of the 4th century BC found a balance between the life of the mind and the spirit…..how the Greeks learned from tradition without yielding to superstition…how the Greeks laid the foundation for Western thought which when rediscovered during the Renaissance led to modernity as we know it.The Greek Way is truly one of the Great Books which should be read by anyone wanting to understand the essence of western civilization.Years ago one of my teacher/mentors pointed out to me that this was one of President Kennedy's favorite books.I initially read it to better understand his thinking.I have always been grateful for the recommendation.