The Horizon book of ancient Greece / by the editors of Horizon magazine ; William Harlan Hale, author and editor in charge.

Main entry:

Hale, William Harlan, 1910-1974, author.

Title & Author:

The Horizon book of ancient Greece / by the editors of Horizon magazine ; William Harlan Hale, author and editor in charge.

Publication:

New York, NY : American Heritage Pub. Co.,
New York, NT : Book trade distribution by Doubleday,
©1965.

Description:

415 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits, plans ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-403) and index.
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- The leanest land -- Dawn in the Aegean: a picture portfolio -- Gods and ancestors -- The divine family: a genealogy -- The twelve Olympians: a picture portfolio -- The age of heroes -- The world of myth: a picture portfolio -- The Greek eruption -- Poets and tellers of tales: an anthology -- Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta: a chart of script -- Expansion and energy: a picture portfolio -- The rival cities -- The ideal form: a picture portfolio -- Apollo and Dionysus -- The noble structure: a picture portfolio -- Dramatists at their height: an anthology -- The Greeks had a word for it: a glossary -- Life and love -- The Greeks at home: a picture portfolio -- Triumph and tragedy -- The high shrine at Delphi: a picture portfolio -- Prime movers of thought: an anthology -- Posers of problems: a sampling -- Final harvest -- The Autumnal Age: a picture portfolio -- The lasting light -- Reflection and revival: a picture portfolio.

Summary:

Broad panorama of the living heritage in history, art, science, philosophy and literature, that developed during fifteen centuries of Greek culture.

Subject:

The Horizon Book of Ancient Greece.
Civilizacion Griega.
Grecia Antiguedades.
Antiquities
Civilization
Global studies Ancient Greece.
ancient Greece.
ancient civilizations.
Greece Civilization To 146 B.C.
Greece Antiquities.
Grèce Civilisation Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Grèce Antiquités.
Greece
Greece Civilization

Added entries:

Horizon (New York, 1968- )
Horizon (New York, N.Y.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 52744
Call No.: ID:90-B1566
Status: Available

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