Social Life in Greece from Homer to MenanderMacmillan, 1874 - 495 strani |
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... scepticism : Thucydides , 332. The his- toric dignity of Greek mythology , 334. The waxing and waning of belief , 335. Orthodoxy of the Athenians , 337 ; evidence of the orators , 338 ; of Xenophon , 339. Sceptical tendencies of the new ...
... scepticism : Thucydides , 332. The his- toric dignity of Greek mythology , 334. The waxing and waning of belief , 335. Orthodoxy of the Athenians , 337 ; evidence of the orators , 338 ; of Xenophon , 339. Sceptical tendencies of the new ...
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... scepticism of our modern society , the decay of fixed belief , the omnipotence of free discussion as shown by press and platform , the rule of private interest over patriotism and self - sacrifice - all these features would be very ...
... scepticism of our modern society , the decay of fixed belief , the omnipotence of free discussion as shown by press and platform , the rule of private interest over patriotism and self - sacrifice - all these features would be very ...
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... sceptical theory , which holds that the Iliad and Odyssey , as we have them , did not acquire their present form till late in the Attic age , even this theory , supposing it were shown not impossible , would little affect us . Two facts ...
... sceptical theory , which holds that the Iliad and Odyssey , as we have them , did not acquire their present form till late in the Attic age , even this theory , supposing it were shown not impossible , would little affect us . Two facts ...
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... sceptical Germans , have overrated the accuracy of the pictures of life given in these poems . They have been persuaded by the intense reality and the natural simplicity which have made these scenes unapproach- able in their charm , and ...
... sceptical Germans , have overrated the accuracy of the pictures of life given in these poems . They have been persuaded by the intense reality and the natural simplicity which have made these scenes unapproach- able in their charm , and ...
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... sceptical spirit . Other points of difference will disclose themselves in the sequel . But I cannot pass on without supplementing briefly a large defect in the attitude of Grote and other English authors on the Homeric age . They lay ...
... sceptical spirit . Other points of difference will disclose themselves in the sequel . But I cannot pass on without supplementing briefly a large defect in the attitude of Grote and other English authors on the Homeric age . They lay ...
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