2001, ISBN: 9780520056114

XXIII., 970 Seiten / p., Abb./ Ill. 18,4 x 5,7 x 26,7 cm, Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth with dust jacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber… Mehr…

XXIII., 970 Seiten / p., Abb./ Ill. 18,4 x 5,7 x 26,7 cm, Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth with dust jacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - leicht berieben und bestoßen, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / lightly rubbed and scuffed, otherwise perfect condition - The Hellenistic Age, those three crowded centuries from the death of Alexander in 323 B.C. to Octavians final defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, has offered a rich and variegated field of exploration for papyrologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and literary critics. Yet few scholars have attempted the daunting task of seeing the period whole, of refracting this brilliant, cosmopolitan world (not to mention the mass of modern discoveries and scholarly interpretations it has thrown up) through the lens of a single critical mind. Alexander to Actium was conceived and written to fill that gap. -- In this monumental work, Peter Green noted scholar, writer, and criticbreaks with the traditional practice of dividing the Hellenistic world-scene into discrete, repetitious studies of Seleucids, Ptolemies, Antigonids, and Attalids, and instead treats these Successor kingdoms as a single, evolving, interrelated continuum. The result is to clarify the political picture as never before. Further, with the help of over 200 illustrations, Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development, from mathematics to medicine, from philosophy to religion, from literature to the visual arts. -- He has also taken a hard look at what has been seen as the conscious dissemination in the East of Hellenistic culture, and finds it largely a myth fueled by Victorian scholars seeking justification for no longer morally respectable imperialism. The final impression is of a world with haunting and disturbing resemblances to our own. This lively, personal survey of a period as colorful as it is complex will fascinate the general reader no less than students and scholars. ISBN 9780520056114 Versand D: 5,50 EUR , [PU:Berkeley: University of California Press.,]<

1990, ISBN: 9780520056114

California - Univ. Press of, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Ex-lib; dj damaged, but clean and tight. ., California - Univ. Press of, 1990, 2.5