Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (The Hinges

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (The Hinges of History)

In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, his fourth volume to explore â€œthe hinges of history,â€ Thomas Cahill escorts the reader on another entertainingâ€”and historically unassailableâ€”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 experimentationâ€”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 â€œbellicose society of gleaming metals and rattling weaponsâ€ is not so very distant from more recent campaigns of â€œshock and awe.â€ 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.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 2MD6NZ0002AL
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2004-07-27
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780385495547

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (The Hinges of History)