The Greek Spirit, Phases of Its Progression in Religion, Polity, Philosophy and Art (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Greek Spirit, Phases of Its Progression in Religion, Polity, Philosophy and Art (Classic Reprint) written by Kate Stephens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Greek Spirit, Phases of Its Progression in Religion, Polity, Philosophy and Art A brief account of Hellenic thought, Hellenic feeling and Hellenic will before their subversion by the rude genius of Macedonia, is within these covers. The book essays to make the old Greek spirit speak to the general reader who has never studied Greek, and, if he will, to the Greek student - it is an endeavor to tell somewhat of the message of Greek thought and action, of the lifting and broadening of the vision of human life associated with the social mind and will of the old-day Hellenes. Just as Greek ideas, forgotten except by the eremite student, brought a new world of light to the wondering peoples of the west, more than four hundred and fifty years ago, so now, a reconsideration of Greek ideals might well seize the often poorly held or wholly unoccupied imagination of to-day and give to our life profounder and wider meaning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.