Life of Greece Part 1 of 2
By Will Durant
1994
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The Life of Greeceis a large, generous survey of ancient Greece whose scope and style recalls the golden age of historical writing, before specialization. Durant, in this second volume of The Story of Civilizationtells the whole story of Hellas, from the days of Crete's vast Aegean empire to the extirpation of the last remains of Greek liberty, crushed under the heel of an implacably forward-marching Rome. The dry minutiae of battles and sieges, torturous statecraft of tyrant and king, are given less emphasis in what is pre-eminently a vivid recreation of Greek culture, written in a supple and vigorous prose
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Will Durant
Author · 44 books
William James Durant was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for the 11-volume The Story of Civilization, written in collaboration with his wife Ariel and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for his book, The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which was considered "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy." They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1967 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
