The Greeks

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Gilbert Highet says he has never read a good book about the Greeks and that he has never really read a bad book about the Greeks.

They created an astonishing civilization between their political history and cultural achievements. He hails Arnold Toynbee's latest work on the Greeks which he says has done justice to both.


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