Cahill, Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter.
Cahill, Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter.
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Cahill, Thomas. Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter. First edition. New York, Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2003. 15 x 21.5cm. 304 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new. From the series ‘The Hinges of History’ (Book Four). In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Thomas Cahill explores the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. From the origins of Greek culture in the migrations of armed Indo-European tribes into Attica and the Peloponnesian peninsula, to the formation of the city-states, to the birth of Western literature, poetry, drama, philosophy, art, and architecture, Cahill makes the distant past relevant to the present. Full of surprising, often controversial, insights, Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea is a remarkable intellectual adventure—conducted by the most companionable guide imaginable. Cahill’s knowledge of his sources is so intimate that he has made his own fresh translations of the Greek lyric poets for this volume. [From dustjacket notes]
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