Sailing the wine-dark sea : why the Greeks matter
(Book)
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2003].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0385495536, 9780385495547
Physical Desc
1 volume
Status
Narragansett (Maury Loontjens) - Adult Non-Fiction
909 CAH
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909 CAH
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2003].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0385495536, 9780385495547
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 10.5, 15 Points
Level 10.5, 15 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, his fourth volume to explore "the hinges of history," Thomas Cahill escorts the reader on another entertaining--and historically unassailable--journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago. In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and throughout the Greek islands, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife with contradictions. By developing the alphabet, the Greeks empowered the reader, demystified experience, and opened the way for civil discussion and experimentation--yet they kept slaves. The glorious verses of the Iliad recount a conflict in which rage and outrage spur men to action and suggest that their "bellicose society of gleaming metals and rattling weapons" is not so very distant from more recent campaigns of "shock and awe." And, centuries before Zorba, Greece was a land where music, dance, and freely flowing wine were essential to the high life. Granting equal time to the sacred and the profane, Cahill rivets our attention to the legacies of an ancient and enduring worldview.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cahill, T. (2003). Sailing the wine-dark sea: why the Greeks matter (First edition.). Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cahill, Thomas. 2003. Sailing the Wine-dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cahill, Thomas. Sailing the Wine-dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cahill, Thomas. Sailing the Wine-dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter First edition., Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2003.
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