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Guide to Greece

Central Greece

Pausanias author Peter Levi translator Jeffery Lacey illustrator John Newberry illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:29th Mar '79

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Written in the second century AD by a Greek traveller for a predominantly Roman audience, Pausanias' Guide to Greece is an extraordinarily literate and well-informed guidebook. A study of buildings, traditions and myth, it describes with precision and eloquence the glory of classical Greece shortly before its ultimate decline in the third century. This volume, the first of two, concerns the five provinces of central Greece, with an account of cities including Athens, Corinth and Thebes and a compelling depiction of the Oracle at Delphi. Along the way, Pausanias recounts Greek legends that are unknown from any other source and quotes a wealth of classical literature and poetry that would otherwise have been lost. An inspiration to Byron and Shelley, the Guide to Greece remains one of the most influential travel books ever written.

ISBN: 9780140442250

Dimensions: 199mm x 130mm x 27mm

Weight: 411g

608 pages