The Tyranny of Greece Over Germany by Butler, E.M - 1958

Boston: Beacon Press, 1958 Book. Very Good+. Original Wraps. First Thus.. "A study of the influence exercised by Greek art and poetry over German writers of the 18th.19th. and 20th centuries" Originally published in 1935, this book provides a study of the powerful influence exercised by Ancient Greek culture on German writers from the eighteenth century onwards. The text takes as its starting point Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-68), who was of fundamental importance to the introduction of Hellenistic ideas within the German intellectual tradition. This is followed by a chronological discussion of other key figures, such as Goethe, Schiller and Heine, revealing the complicated relationship between these ideas and the expression of an explicitly Germanic identity. A detailed index and bibliography are also included, together with illustrative fig351p. bibliography. index Vintage copy clean and tght, paper wraps slightly shelf worn..