A Literary companion to travel in Greece

by Richard Stoneman

In this wide-ranging anthology, Stoneman gathers a variety of responses evoked through the ages by the subtle stimulus of Greece. Arrange topographically, the selections lead the reader from the Ionian Islands to Sparta and Attica, on to Northern Greece and the Aegean--conjuring up thehistory and wildness, the heat and beauty that have lured writers from Virgil to Henry Miller. Paintings, etchings, and drawings of Greece from the last three centuries have been added to the text in this new expanded edition.

Genres: Books About Books, Greece

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

"I was born just a few miles from Exeter and have been an Honorary Fellow in the department since 1996. I spent thirty years as a classics editor, most of those years for Routledge; since retiring from that role in 2006, and returning from London to live in Devon, I have been taking an active part in university affairs, including teaching, research and a planned conference.

The core of my research interests has been the continuity of the Greek world and Greek tradition up to the present day. I have written anthologies and travel guides reflecting this interest. Since the early 1980s the main focus of my research has been Alexander the Great, especially in later legend. I have recently participated in several international conferences on the Ancient Novel and on Philip and Alexander. I am currently writing a biography of Xerxes and a study of Megasthenes.

Besides Latin and Greek, my languages include fluent German and adequate French, Italian and Modern Greek. I am taking classes in Turkish and Persian.

I am also Chairman of Westminster Classic Tours (www.westminsterclassictours.com), a company which runs gület tours to classical sites around the Turkish coast and Greek Islands.

In 2009 I was appointed Consulting Editor in Classics to I.B. Tauris Publishers in London, and am actively seeking new authors for their classics programme, and for the series I edit, 'Understanding Classics'.

In 2010 I organised a conference at Exeter University, in conjunction with the Institute of Arab and islamic Studies, on 'The Alexander Romance in Persia and the East'. There were delegates from every continent."

Reviews

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a great idea for what it was -- a good book to take with you on a Greece trip and think literary thoughts about the places you visit. :)

[As Picas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ante todo, esta guía es un repaso por la historia y la geografía griegas. Stoneman nos ofrece un viaje de ciudad a ciudad, regalándonos fragmentos de poemas y párrafos de viajeros a lo largo de la historia, ofreciendo diferentes perspectivas pastorales, romanticas, arqueológicas sobre el paisaje heleno. En ocasiones, sin embargo, la sucesión de textos puramente descriptivos puede llegar resultar repetitiva y tediosa.