{"product_id":"classical-tradition","title":"Classical Tradition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eClassical Tradition\u003c\/h1\u003ePublisher: Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003eOctober 1 2010\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780674035720\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0674035720\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vast cabinet of curiosities.\"--Stephen Greenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Eclectic rather than exhaustive, less an encyclopedia than a buffet.\"--Frederic Raphael, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do we get from the \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e to the police? Or from Odysseus's sirens to those of an ambulance? The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome is all around us, imitated, resisted, reworked, and misunderstood. In this beautifully illustrated and encyclopedic compendium, a team of leading scholars investigates the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Academy to Zoology, Aristotle and the Argonauts to Pegasus and Persia, \u003ci\u003eThe Classical Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e looks at facts and adages, people, places, and ideas to reveal how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from government to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture. At once authoritative and accessible, learned and entertaining, it illuminates the vitality of these enduring influences.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391187877933,"sku":"21292","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_ca38c58c-2b40-4f0e-9966-3f172d18fa7b.jpg?v=1787352357","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/classical-tradition","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}