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  • The Modern Scholar

  • The Glory That Was Greece: Greek Art & Architecture
  • By: Jennifer Tobin Prof.
  • Narrated by: Jennifer Tobin
  • Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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No ancient society has exerted greater influence on the development of Western culture than the ancient Greeks. Over 2000 years ago these people gave birth to the institution of democracy, to scientific investigation and philosophical dialogue, to poetry, both epic and personal, to historical narrative, and to comic and tragic theater. Their intensely creative spark also manifested itself in the arts: in architecture with the creation of temples for the gods, theaters for assembly and entertainment, and tombs for the dead, in sculpture that depicted the divine ideal and human frailty, and painting that illustrated the simple patterns of daily life, the poignancy of death, and the fickleness of the gods.
©2009 Jennifer Tobin (P)2009 Recorded Books
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Absolutely fascinating.

This audiobook held me from beginning to end. The fascinating subject matter - Ancient Greece has interested me since I was a child - and the superb lecturer make for the perfect audiobook. . Professor Tobin has such an inexhaustible wealth of knowledge that you are left in awe. In addition, her very friendly narration makes it more like a conversation than a lecture and all this adds up to a transportation of your mind to the era of Ancient Greece. It fed my brain and uplifted my spirits.

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