C. M. Bowra (1898–1971)
Author of Classical Greece
About the Author
Series
Works by C. M. Bowra
Αρχαία ελληνική λυρική ποίηση 5 copies
A classical education : the presidential address delivered to the Classical Association at Oxford on 4th April 1945 (1945) 4 copies
Homer and his Forerunners 3 copies
Virgílio, Tasso, Camões e Milton 3 copies
Milton's "Samson Agonistes" 1 copy
Griechenland: Von Homer bis zum Fall Athens (Kindlers Kulturgeschichte des Abendlandes) (German Edition) (1974) 1 copy
The meaning of a heroic age 1 copy
The prophetic element 1 copy
Associated Works
Little Reviews Anthology 1945 — Contributor, some editions — 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Bowra, C. M.
- Legal name
- Bowra, Cecil Maurice
- Birthdate
- 1898-04-08
- Date of death
- 1971-07-04
- Gender
- male
- Education
- New College, Oxford University (BA|1922)
University of Oxford (D.Litt|1937) - Occupations
- classical scholar
university professor - Organizations
- Oxford University
British Army (WWI) - Awards and honors
- Knight Bachelor (1951)
Order of the Companions of Honour (1971)
Fellow, British Academy (Fellow, 1938)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1960)
Légion d'Honneur (Commandeur, 1959)
Royal Order of the Phoenix (Knight Commander) (show all 7)
Pour le Mérite (1969) - Cause of death
- heart attack
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Jiujiang, China
- Places of residence
- Jiujiang, China
London, England, UK
Oxford, England, UK - Place of death
- Oxford, England, UK
- Burial location
- Holywell Cemetery, Oxford, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- Oxford, England, UK
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Reviews
Though it may seem like a kid's series, these volumes are actually written by authorities in the field, and supported by profuse photographs and diagrams, time-line tables, maps and charts, glossary, reference lists, index, and what have you. This volume, on Classical Greece, is as good an introduction to the subject as you would hope for. Of course, the quality of the photographs is not perfect when compared to recent publications, but it has that air of authenticity that a patina of age show more imparts! show less
Five years of study in Latin focused me on the ancient Romans, but they were strongly derivative of and influenced by the classical Greeks. This book does a fine job of making sense of a place and time in human history that is probably the major influence of our western civilization's ideals and philosophies. Roughly from 1200 b.c. to 330 b.c.
A classic work on its subject. If you're interested in the Greeks this is one of the best overviews of their classical civilisation.
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- Works
- 47
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 2,314
- Popularity
- #11,096
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 18
- ISBNs
- 97
- Languages
- 7
