A Companion to Greek Studies
- Editor: Leonard Whibley
- Date Published: April 2015
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107497542
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First published in 1931 as a fourth edition of a 1905 original, this book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the study of ancient Greece and the Greeks. The topics covered include Greek flora and fauna, daily life in ancient Greece, commerce, art, linguistics and war, all written by authors with particular experience in their field. The text is illustrated with a number of drawings and photographs of key sites and artefacts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient history and the Greeks.
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- Date Published: April 2015
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107497542
- length: 846 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 153 x 45 mm
- weight: 1.23kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Geography, Ethnology, Fauna, Flora:
1. Geography H. F. Tozer
2. Ethnology A. J. B. Wace
3. Fauna D'arcy W. Thompson
4. Flora William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Part II. History:
1. Chronology R. D. Hicks
2. Chronological tables
Part III. Literature, Philosophy, Science:
1. Literature Richard C. Jebb and A. T. Sinclair
2. Philosophy Henry Jackson, R. Hackforth and R. D. Hicks
3. Science James Gow
Part IV. Art:
1. Prehistoric art A. J. B. Wace
2. Architecture F. C. Penrose and E. A. Gardner
3. Sculpture Charles Walston and R. C. Bosanquet
4. Painting F. R. Earp
5. Vase painting A. H. Smith
6. Terracottas H. B. Walters
7. Bronze-work H. B. Walters
8. Gold and silver work H. B. Walters
9. Engraved gems H. B. Walters
10. Music R. P. Winnington-Ingram
Part V. Mythology and Religion:
1. Mythology E. A. Gardner
2. Religious institutions E. A. Gardner
Part VI. Public Antiquities:
1. Constitutions F. E. Adcock
2. Law William Wyse
3. Finance M. Cary
4. Population R. J. G. Mayor
5. Slaves and slavery R. J. G. Mayor
6. Colonies H. J. Edwards and M. Cary
7. Commerce and industry H. J. Edwards
8. Measures and weights William Ridgeway, F. N. Pryce and H. Mattingly
9. Money E. S. G. Robinson
10. War Charles Oman
11. Ships A. B. Cook
12. The calendar James Gow
Part VII. Private Antiquities:
1. A table of the relationships of a man James Gow
2. Ritual of birth, marriage, and death J. E. Harrison
3. Education A. S. Wilkins
4. Books and writing M. R. James
5. The position of women F. Warre Cornish
6. Dress A. J. B. Wace and Lady Evans
7. Daily life, its surroundings, employments and amusements E. A. Gardner
8. House and furniture A. J. B. Wace and E. A. Gardner
9. Medicine T. C. Clifford Allbutt and C. Singer
Part VIII. Criticism and Interpretation:
1. Dialects R. A. Neil and P. Giles
2. Epigraphy E. S. Roberts and E. A. Gardner
3. Palaeography E. H. Minns
4. Textual criticism Richard C. Jebb
5. Metre C. M. Bowra
6. History of scholarship John Sandys
Index of persons, deities and races
Index of places
Index of scholars and modern writers
Index of Greek words and phrases.
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