{"product_id":"the-greek-way-edith-hamilton-9780393354447","title":"The Greek Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Greek Way\u003c\/em\u003e, Edith Hamilton captures with \"Homeric power and simplicity\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) the spirit of the golden age of Greece in the fifth century BC, the time of its highest achievements. She explores the Greek aesthetics of sculpture and writing and the lack of ornamentation in both. She examines the works of Homer, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes, and Euripides, among others; the philosophy of Socrates and Plato's role in preserving it; the historical accounts by Herodotus and Thucydides on the Greek wars with Persia and Sparta and by Xenophon on civilized living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edith Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 039335444X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393354447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Edith Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050409128191,"sku":"9780393354447","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d7e5eb2-6a34-48c1-b213-7b0a40174309.jpg?v=1685007067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-greek-way-edith-hamilton-9780393354447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}