Sailing the wine-dark sea : why the Greeks matter
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
DF77 .C28 2003
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DF77 .C28 2003
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Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 304 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, his latest bestselling work of popular 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 ancient Greece, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife with contradictions. By developing the alphabet, the Greeks empowered the reader and encouraged civil discussion--yet they kept slaves. The glorious verses of the Iliad 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 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."
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,10.5,15,SD,Quiz 78456,English non-fiction.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cahill, T. (2003). Sailing the wine-dark sea: why the Greeks matter . 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. New York: 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 New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2003.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cahill, T. (2003). Sailing the wine-dark sea: why the greeks matter. New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cahill, Thomas. Sailing the Wine-dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2003.
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