<p>Greek history, drama, science, philosophy and art have had a lasting effect on our culture. Once, a grounding in Greek was a sign of being educated, but today a knowledge of all things Greek is not deemed to be relevant, and over the last 50 years classical Greece has suffered its greatest demise ever. The Marathon now, to many people, means thousands stampeding across Westminster Bridge, the Hippocratic Oath is something to do with the National Health Service, and Platonic means friendship without fun. Have we lost something of value, or has the entire educational system over the centuries been a massively successful confidence trick? This book sets out to revive and celebrate some of the lost excitements of what used to be called the Golden Age, and to rediscover a people who, for centuries, were thought to have known best how to live.</p>

Greek as a Treat: An Introduction to the Classics

History

Peter France

Ancient Civilizations

BBC Books

<p>In this inspiring book, Peter France, who spends much of his time living in an eremitic manner on the Greek island Patmos, explores the history of hermits and uncovers the truths they found in their solitude. As an antidote to disillusionment with the modern world and as a guide to rediscovering our true selves, Hermits will not fail to provide reassuring enlightenment.</p>

Hermits: The Insights of Solitude

St.Martin's Press

Ronald Stevenson - 89-90 (Chapman Magazine) (Chapman New Writing)

Gerda Stevenson

Kenneth White

malcolm-macdonald

Angus Dunn

Eddie McGuire

Jamie Reid Baxter

Ruzena Wood

John Purser

Alexander Moffat

John Bellany

Wilson McLeod

Aonghas MacNeacail

Robert Dawson Scott

Literature & Fiction

Chapman

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