Greek Studies A Series Of Essays

Greek Studies: A Series of Essays is a collection of essays written by Walter Horatio Pater, a prominent English essayist, literary critic, and writer in the late 19th century. The book is a comprehensive study of Greek literature, art, and philosophy, and explores the influence of ancient Greece on modern European culture.The essays cover a wide range of topics, including the mythology and religion of ancient Greece, the works of Greek poets such as Homer and Sappho, the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, and the art of ancient Greece. Pater's writing style is highly literary and poetic, and he uses vivid imagery and metaphor to evoke the beauty and power of Greek culture.Overall, Greek Studies: A Series of Essays is a must-read for anyone interested in Greek culture and its impact on Western civilization. Pater's insights and observations are both profound and illuminating, and his writing is a testament to the enduring legacy of ancient Greece.I have reserved to the last what is perhaps the daintiest treatment of this subject in classical literature, the account of it which Ovid gives in the Fasti----a kind of Roman Calendar----for the seventh of April, the day of the games of Ceres. He tells over again the old story, with much of which, he says, the reader will be already familiar; but he has something also of his own to add to it, which the reader will hear for the first time; and, like one of those old painters who, in depicting a scene of Christian history, drew from their own fancy or experience its special setting and accessories, he translates the story into something very different from the Homeric hymn.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.