Entertaining Greece. Gasparov M.

The wonderful book of Mikhail Leonovich Gasparov (1935-2005), an outstanding scientist and brilliant expert of antiquity, is devoted to the history of ancient Greek civilization. Military art and politics, philosophy and theater, sculpture and poetry, customs and classes of ancient Hellenes, as well as the Greek gods and heroes - the era of Hellas in all its diversity significantly influenced the development of new European civilization. “Therefore, it is better to know the ancient Greek culture - this means better understanding Shakespeare, Rafael, and Pushkin. And ultimately - ourselves, ”writes the author. - You can’t answer the question: “Who are we?” Without answering the question: “Where did we come from?”