# The Legacy of Greece: Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Sin

> A distinguished collection of essays surveying what the modern world owes to ancient Greece, from philosophy and science to art, literature, and religion. Eminent scholars trace the enduring inheritance of Hellas.

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## About
What did Greece give us, and how much of our thought still runs in channels the Greeks first cut? This collection sets some of the finest minds of their generation to answer that question across the whole range of human endeavor.What it's aboutThe volume gathers essays by leading scholars, among them Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, John Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, and D'Arcy W. Thompson, each examining a different aspect of the Greek inheritance. Chapters consider Greek religion, philosophy, mathematics and science, biology, literature and drama, art and architecture, and the wider influence of Hellenic thought on later civilization. Written by specialists for the general educated reader, the essays together survey the many-sided contribution of ancient Greece to the modern world.ThemesThe unifying theme is continuity, the ways Greek ideas, forms, and habits of mind persist in Western philosophy, science, art, and religion. The essays weigh both the achievements of the Greeks and their limitations, and they consider why a small ancient people continues to shape how later ages think, argue, and create. The tone is learned yet inviting.Why it still mattersA classic of intelligent popular scholarship, The Legacy of Greece remains a fine single-volume introduction to why the classical world still counts. Its contributors were authorities in their fields, and their essays retain both authority and readability. For anyone weighing the value of the humanities, it makes an eloquent case.Who it's forFor students of the classics and the history of ideas, for readers curious about the roots of Western culture, and for anyone who wants an accessible, wide-ranging account of what we owe to ancient Greece.

## Specifications
- language: en
- format: paperback