by Simon Goldhill
What I liked about Simon Goldhill’s Love, Sex & Tragedy was that he (mostly) avoids sounding like a curmudgeonly stick-in-the-mud who can’t handle the loss of the classical curriculum in education and the knowledge of Western civilization’s origins. He laments it not because he wants to hear people ...
My search for a basic yet comprehensive book about Greek and Roman times continues. That being said I did learn about Greek sexy times. And saw a surprisingly diverse assortment of erection-themed art work. The central thesis is that classic times still influence our modern lives and therefore it is...
Simon Goldhill is Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and my one criticism of this book is that it places so much emphasis on the legacy of Ancient Greece that there is little space left to explore the complex and enduring contribution of the Romans.That aside, I thoroughly enjoyed Gol...
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