The Glory that was Greece

About this eBook

Author

Stobart, J. C. (John Clarke), 1878-1933

Title

The Glory That Was Greece: a survey of Hellenic culture and civilisation

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DF: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Greece

Subject

Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59532

Release Date

May 18, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
6. 6.INTRODUCTION — Hellenism — The Land and its People
7. 7.I ÆGEAN CIVILISATION — A New Chapter of History — Crete, the Doorstep of Europe — Progress of Ægean Culture — The Mainland Palaces — The Makers of Ægean Art
8. 8.II THE HEROIC AGE — The Northern Invaders — Homer and the Achæans — The Shield of Achilles — Kings and Gods — Art of the Epic Period — The Hero’s Home — Hesiod’s World
9. 9.III THE AGES OF TRANSITION — The Coming of Apollo — Athletics — Sparta — Pallas Athene — Tyranny and Culture — Ionia — The West
10. 10.IV THE GRAND CENTURY — The Rise of Athens — Pheidias — Ictinus and the Temple-builders — Tragedy and Comedy — Aidôs
11. 11.V THE FOURTH CENTURY — Athens — Sparta and Thebes — Fourth-century Culture — Sculpture — The Other Arts — Literature and Philosophy
12. 12.VI THE MACEDONIAN WORLD — Alexander and his Work — Alexander in Art — Alexandria — Athens and her Philosophers
13. 13.VII EPILOGUE
14. 14.GLOSSARY
15. 15.BIBLIOGRAPHY
16. 16.INDEX

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