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Description of  Greece: A Literary Guide for Travellers (Literary Guides for Travellers)

If in the library of your house you do not have the works of the ancient Greek writers then you have a house with no light. - George Bernard Shaw Greece may be a small, rugged, sea-girt country, but it has the longest written history in Europe. Her myths and legends, so deeply embedded in Western consciousness, and her sublime landscapes, so infused with history, have been muse for writers, artists and travelers for millennia. This remarkable book takes the literary-minded traveler whether a literal or armchair tourist on a vivid and illuminating journey through Greece, the principle source of Western culture and the origin of much of its literature, art, science, and philosophy. The focus is on the writers whove visited or lived on the island in recent centuries most of our companions are British and American the author notes but in the background and woven throughout the book are the great poets, philosophers, gods, and goddesses of Greek culture and history. Read more