The Greek Approach

Edith Hamilton buoyantly captures the spirit and achievements of the Greek civilization for our trendy world.

In The Greek Approach, Edith Hamilton captures with “Homeric energy and ease” (New York Instances) the spirit of the golden age of Greece within the fifth century BC, the time of its highest achievements. She explores the Greek aesthetics of sculpture and writing and the shortage of ornamentation in each. She examines the works of Homer, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes, and Euripides, amongst others; the philosophy of Socrates and Plato’s function in preserving it; the historic accounts by Herodotus and Thucydides on the Greek wars with Persia and Sparta and by Xenophon on civilized dwelling.