History of Greek Culture This scrupulously researched and abundantly

This scrupulously researched and abundantly illustrated book includes 315 drawings based on renderings by artists of the period to achieve utmost accuracy and authenticity

It is exceptional in the quality of its illustrations

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The best-known work of the Enlightenment literary giant Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

twentieth century history

History of Greek Culture This scrupulously researched and abundantlyThis monumental work by a distinguished European scholar presents a scrupulously realistic approach to ancient Greek civilization. Professor Burckhardt dispenses with superficial and sentimental views of ancient Greece to embrace a more sophisticated and accurate vision of a complex culture that practiced both the best and worst elements of the social contract. A penetrating thinker with a genius for concrete illustration, Burckhardt begins with a