Athens and Its Monuments (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Charles Heald; Weller

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331825326 ISBN 13 : 9781331825326

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is designed to provide a brief and untechnical account of the topography and monuments of ancient A thens for the general reader and the traveler, as well as an introduction to the subject for the student of archaeology and history; a few ideas that are new and worthy may perhaps be found by the specialist. In view of the wealth of material available, the maintenance of a proper balance and perspective is not easy; particularly strong is the temptation to allow recent discoveries to usurp more than their just share of attention. A straight course between doubt and dogmatism is also difficult to keep. Notwithstanding the effort to avoid confusion of fact and theory, and to present, so far as possible, the grounds for opinions expressed, the form of statement may now and then seem more positive than is justifiable. I f, on the other hand, the use of probably and perhaps appears frequent, the point may be urged that ihany problems are still far from a solution; when evidence is scanty, doubt is more reasonable than dogmatism. The topographical treatment adopted by Pausanias is so convenient and logical that it has seemed preferable to the historical order. Pausanias and other sources are quoted freely; the references, save in the case of direct quotations, could not be given without encumbering the pages. If the exigencies of space have also made imperative the omission of the names of modern scholars, appreciation of the obligation imposed by their labors is no less keen.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331825326
• ISBN 13: 9781331825326
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 442
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