World of Hesiod - A Study of the Greek Middle Ages, C. 900700 B.c.

The World of Hesiod (1936) examines the world of the Ancient Greeks before Ionian rationalism and the civilisation of Athens. Lying between the Heroic Age and the Lyric Age, Hesiod and the Geometric potters and painters set the scene for the economic, political and social changes that were to follow.

List of contents

1. The Mycenaean Legacy 2. The World of Hesiod 3. The Psychology and Practice of Magic 4. Law, the State and the Family 5. Play 6. The Greek States in the Dark Age 7. Traders and Seafarers

About the author

Andrew Robert Burn

Summary

The World of Hesiod (1936) examines the world of the Ancient Greeks before Ionian rationalism and the civilisation of Athens. Lying between the Heroic Age and the Lyric Age, Hesiod and the Geometric potters and painters set the scene for the economic, political and social changes that were to follow.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Robert Burn
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032773742
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277374-2
• No. of pages: 278
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 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, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient religions & mythologies, BCE to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient religions and Mythologies, c 1000 to c 500 BCE