A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece

By Richard Stoneman

Book Overview

In this wide-ranging anthology, Stoneman gathers a variety of responses evoked through the ages by the subtle stimulus of Greece. Arrange topographically, the selections lead the reader from the Ionian Islands to Sparta and Attica, on to Northern Greece and the Aegean--conjuring up the history and wildness, the heat and beauty that have lured writers from Virgil to Henry Miller. Paintings, etchings, and drawings of Greece from the last three centuries have been added to the text in this new expanded edition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892362987
• ISBN13: 9780892362981
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 5.0"

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Portable Philhellenes

Although I have bought other literary guides to Greece, this remains my favorite for its gentle humor, comprehensiveness, and generous enthusiasm. The writers range from classical to modern, and Stoneman realizes what passages you try to recall when faced with a breath-taking classical landscape. Or with a less-than-perfect road ambling gently over a precipitous mountain! This is a definite plus for the traveler's pocket.