The Ancient World

by Donald S. Gochberg (Editor)

Originally published under the General Editorship of Thomas H. Greer, the series emanated from the Humanities Department of Michigan State University. The books remain today perhaps the best sources available for the comprehensive study in one volume of every subject area which might be included in the umbrella of humanities. Most major literary forms are essay, poem, short story, play, novel, memoir, epigram, scientific discourse, philosophical treatise, political manifesto, and religious proclamation. All major subject areas are art, music, education, mathematics, biology, psychiatry, religion, philosophy, politics, economics, and physics. The informative apparatus, headnotes, and footnotes are all aimed at enhancing the student-reader's comprehension.

Genres: History, Classics, Nonfiction, Philosophy

656 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 1988

Reviews

[Ethan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this for a graduate school course on the history of ideas, it has served as a pretty solid introduction and review of many classics of western thought. While not complete, it does include some interesting notables, such as Oedipus Rex and Lysistrata, as well as one complete chapter of the Iliad, amongst numerous other readings. While written in 1988, the context for each reading is accurate, interesting, and approachable. Overall, a good introductory text.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good stuff. I read this because last fall I took a literature class and found it enjoyable. Although a couple of stories were the same as my class book (different edition), they were actually different parts of the same works.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read in college. I enjoyed it so much I kept it and return back to read every year or so. I find something new and enjoyable everytime. Chapter 5 Xenophon The Laws and Customs of the Spartans is my favorite.

[sch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading to teach.