The Greek Way, Part 11

Edith Hamilton

W.W. Norton, 1942 - Fiction - 347 pages

A study of the intellectual life of Greece at the peak of its achievements. The author interprets the literature, art, and philosophy of the Greeks and discusses what this heritage means to the world today.

Contents

• EAST AND WEST: 15
• MIND AND SPIRIT: 30
• THE WAY OF THE EAST AND THE WEST IN ART: 53

About the author

Edith Hamilton was born on August 12, 1867 in Dresden, Germany to American parents. She attended Miss Porter's School in Connecticut until her father's business went bankrupt, at which point she and her sisters taught themselves. She received a master's degree from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania in 1894. In 1895, she became the first woman to study at the University of Munich in Germany. At the age of 29, she became the headmistress of Bryn Mawr Preparatory School for Girls in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1896. She retired from education in 1922 and moved to New York City. She began a career writing scholarly articles on Greek drama and myths. Her books include The Greek Way, The Roman Way, The Prophets of Israel, Three Greek Plays, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, and The Golden Age of Greek Literature. In 1957, at the age of 90, she traveled to Greece for the first time, where the city of Athens made her an honorary citizen. She died on May 31, 1963.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Greek Way, Part 11; A Keith Jennison book; Discus book; The Greek Way, Edith Hamilton
• Author: Edith Hamilton
• Edition: 2, reprint, large print
• Publisher: W.W. Norton, 1942
• ISBN: 0891906770, 9780891906773
• Length: 347 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; History / Ancient / Greece; Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical