Athens and the Greek Miracle

Athens and the Greek Miracle (1948) is a work of interpretation, poetic in character rather than scientific or historical, that attempts to penetrate some of the primary causes of this unique Athenian culture, to evoke its past spirit in the modern world.

List of contents

1. Athens 2. Greek Language 3. The Great Pan 4. Greek Love 5. The Religion of the Greeks 6. Greek Aristocratism 7. The Zeus of Artemision 8. The Acropolis of Athens 9. The Propylaea 10. The Wingless Victory 11. The Erechtheion 12. The Parthenon 13. The Attic Tragedies and the Theatre of Dionysus 14. Classicism and Romanticism 15. Dionysus 16. Greece is Dead - Long Live Greece! 17. Religion in Modern Greece 18. The Anaphiot Quarter 19. The Agora 20. The Street of Athens 21. Euphorion 22. Sunium 23. The Marathon Dam 24. Conclusion

About the author

C.P. Rodocanachi

Summary

Athens and the Greek Miracle (1948) is a work of interpretation, poetic in character rather than scientific or historical, that attempts to penetrate some of the primary causes of this unique Athenian culture, to evoke its past spirit in the modern world.

Product details

• Authors: C.P. Rodocanachi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032765594
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276559-4
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Ancient Greece, Anthropology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Ancient, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Greece, Athens, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient religions & mythologies, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Greece, Ancient religions and Mythologies