Project Gutenberg 2007-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 275 Livingstone, Richard Winn, Sir 1880 1960 Livingstone, R. W. (Richard Winn), Sir The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by L.N. Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Legacy of Greece" by Sir Richard Winn Livingstone is a collection of essays exploring the profound impact of Ancient Greek culture on modern civilization, written in the early 20th century. The work features contributions from various scholars, aiming to illustrate the ideals and intellectual achievements of Greece and their relevance to contemporary society. This anthology delves into realms such as philosophy, art, science, and politics, emphasizing how Ancient Greece laid the foundational values that still resonate today. The opening portion of the text sets the tone by asserting the rich spiritual connection modern society has with Ancient Greece, despite the vast temporal gulf. The editor introduces the theme that, although modern advancements may overshadow the material achievements of ancient civilization, the philosophical and artistic legacies of Greece remain indispensable to understanding our ethical and intellectual lives. The essay presents a call to cherish and learn from Greek philosophy, literature, and art, particularly through the lens of timeless ideals such as truth, beauty, and justice, suggesting that they are essential to cultivating a deeper understanding of our own existence in the modern world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Greece -- Civilization DF Text Greece Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 1002643 1002441 2024-10-09T14:46:23.593753 2023-09-10T06:15:10.795509 text/html text/html 1013447 2021-01-25T23:46:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 2174046 2021-01-25T23:46:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2340638 2024-10-09T14:46:39.591966 application/epub+zip 2350365 2024-10-09T14:46:28.036762 application/epub+zip 449540 2024-10-09T14:46:25.884766 application/epub+zip 2602840 2024-10-09T14:46:47.916640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2538024 2024-10-09T14:46:37.725712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632588 2022-09-10T12:15:22.523375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 894854 2024-10-09T14:46:21.473299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 894987 2007-08-06T14:56:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 340114 2007-08-06T14:56:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19075 2024-10-09T14:46:48.262631 application/rdf+xml 10688 2024-10-09T14:46:26.502736 image/jpeg 2777 2024-10-09T14:46:26.192731 image/jpeg 2245130 2024-10-09T14:46:23.766784 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog