The first book to capture a complete picture of the most important of Greek gods in one reliable volume for almost seventy years; this masterly and comprehensive study brings a new-millennium examination of the fascinating god Zeus. Broad in scope; the book looks at myth; art; cult; philosophy; drama; theology and European painting amongst much more; and allows us to take seriously what it was to worship and respect the greatest of Greek gods; and to live through the aftershock of the Middle Ages and modern times. Showing the evidence along the way; Zeus is student-friendly and includes: a range of illustrations and maps translated passages from ancient authors a chronology and excellent indexing. Looking at the ancient Greeks their predecessor and their successors – the Romans and beyond – the book is engagingly written and speaks to a modern audience: this is Zeus from our remote ancestors to Wagner; and into the computer age.
#2671305 in Books James Casey 1999-04-03Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x .72 x 6.14l; 1.02 #File Name: 0415206871320 pagesEarly Modern Spain A Social History
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Helter skelter sociologyBy Buenoslibros.esMinute detail that fails to pull out a general picture or outline. A chaotic agglomeration of data on diverse social dealings that may affect any tiny village in any given corner of the peninsula and any year from a scope of three hundred; arbitrarily placed one after the other. I failed to see organization; purpose; and above all; any sort of conclusion of thread throughout the book.Aggravating. A myriad of detail put together; any computer might have done better.
