Edith Hamilton
Edith Hamilton, an educator, writer and a historian, was born August 12, 1867 in Dresden, Germany, of American parents and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. Her father began teaching her Latin when she was seven years old and soon added Greek, French and German to her curriculum. Hamilton's education continued at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut and at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which she graduated in 1894 with an M.A. degree. The following year, she and her sister Alice went to Germany and were the first women students at the universities of Munich and Leipzich. Hamilton returned to the United States in 1896 and accepted a position of the headmistress of the Bryn Mawr Preparatory School in Baltimore, Maryland. For the next twenty-six years, she directed the education of about four hundred girls per year. After her retirement in 1922, she started writing and publishing scholarly articles on Greek drama. In 1930, when she was sixty-three years old, she published The Greek Way, in which she presented parallels between life in ancient Greece and in modern times. The book was a critical and popular success. In 1932, she published The Roman Way, which was also very successful. These were followed by The Prophets of Israel (1936), Witness to the Truth: Christ and His Interpreters (1949), Three Greek Plays, translations of Aeschylus and Euripides (1937), Mythology (1942), The Great Age of Greek Literature (1943), Spokesmen for God (1949) and Echo of Greece (1957). Hamilton traveled to Greece in 1957 to be made an honorary citizen of Athens and to see a performance in front of the Acropolis of one of her translations of Greek plays. She was ninety years old at the time. At home, Hamilton was a recipient of many honorary degrees and awards, including election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Edith Hamilton died on May 31, 1963 in Washington, D.C.
28 Books Written
Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends—perfect for curious readers and academics alike. Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture-the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present.We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. We hear the tales of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cupid and Psyche, and mighty King Midas. We discover the origins of the names of the constellations. And we recognize reference points for countless works for art, literature and culture inquiry-from Freud's Oedipus complex to Wagner's Ring Cycle of operas to Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes ElectraBoth a reference text for scholars of all ages and a book to simply enjoy, Mythology is a classic not to be missed.
"Five hundred years before Christ in a little town on the far western border of the settled and civilized world, a strange new power was at work... Athens had entered upon her brief and magnificent flowering of genius which so molded the world of mind and of spirit that our mind and spirit today are different... What was then produced of art and of thought has never been surpassed and very rarely equalled, and the stamp of it is upon all the art and all the thought of the Western world."A perennial favorite in many different editions, Edith Hamilton's best-selling The Greek Way captures the spirit and achievements of Greece in the fifth century B.C. A retired headmistress when she began her writing career in the 1930s, Hamilton immediately demonstrated a remarkable ability to bring the world of ancient Greece to life, introducing that world to the twentieth century. The New York Times called The Greek Way a "book of both cultural and critical importance."
In this informal history of Roman civilization, Edith Hamilton vividly depicts the Roman life and spirit as they are revealed in the greatest writers of the time. Among these literary guides are Cicero, who left an incomparable collection of letters; Catullus, the quintessential poet of love; Horace, the chronicler of a cruel and materialistic Rome; and the Romantics Virgil, Livy, and Seneca. The story concludes with the stark contrast between high-minded Stoicism and the collapse of values witnessed by Tacitus and Juvenal.
All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are here presented in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work of the best British & American translators of the last 100 years, ranging from Jowett (1871) to scholars of the present day. The volume contains prefatory notes to each dialog, by Edith Hamilton; an introductory essay on Plato's philosophy & writings, by Huntington Cairns; & a comprehensive index which seeks, by means of cross references, to assist the reader with the philosophical vocabulary of the different translators.Socrates' defense (Apology)/ translated by Hugh TredennickCrito/ translated by Hugh Tredennick Phaedo/ translated by Hugh TredennickCharmides/ translated by Benjamin JowettLaches/ translated by Benjamin Jowett Lysis/ translated by J. Wright Euthyphro/ translated by Lane CooperMenexenus/ translated by Benjamin JowettLesser Hippias/ translated by Benjamin Jowett Ion/ translated by Lane Cooper Gorgias/ translated by W.D. Woodhead Protagoras/ translated by W.K.C. GuthrieMeno/ translated by W.K.C. Guthrie Euthydemus/ translated by W.H.D. RouseCratylus/ translated by Benjamin JowettPhaedrus/ translated by R. Hackforth Symposium/ translated by Michael JoyceRepublic/ translated by Paul Shorey Theaetetus/ translated by F.M. CornfordParmenides/ translated by F.M. CornfordSophist/ translated by F.M. Cornford Statesman/ translated by J.B. Skemp Philebus/ translated by R. HackforthTimaeus/ translated by Benjamin JowettCritias/ translated by A.E. Taylor Laws/ translated by A.E. Taylor Epinomis/ translated by A.E. TaylorGreater Hippias/ translated by Benjamin JowettLetters/ translated by L.A. Post
'Fourth-century Athens has a special claim on our attention,' writes the author, 'apart from the great men it produced, for it is the prelude to the end of Greece...The kind of events that took place in the great free government of the ancient world may, by reason of unchanging human nature, be repeated in the modern world. The course that Athens followed can be to us not only a record of old unhappy far-off things but a blueprint of what may happen again.'
This is another attempt to rediscover the Christ by brushing aside the ceremonies, rituals, creeds and dogmas which, in the view of the author, have obscured the figure of the Master. In chapters on the Gospels, on St. Paul, on Faith and on the Church, Miss Hamilton, endeavors to set forth the basic truth which makes Christ an unforgettable figure. She includes a chapter on Socrates because of her belief that in his life and teaching the Greek philosopher was closer to Christ than anyone else that ever lived. Orthodox Christians, whether Protestant or Catholic, will not follow Hamilton in many of her arguments. But it is not for such that she writes. Rather her appeal is to the wistful, seeking souls for whom Christ has become an ecclesiastical personage or a theological dogma.--Kirkus
Excellent Book
A great lady with a disciplined and noble mind and an unquenchable love of good literature. In this volume, we can still hear that calm but not passionless voice explaining the grandeurs and difficulties of some of her favorite books and communicating her appreciation of them to us. --Gilbert Highet
The noted author and scholar Edith Hamilton, presents a guide to the prophets of the Old Testament for the modern reader.
L'ouvrage le plus clair et le plus complet sur la mythologie.Edith Hamilton est sans doute la seule auteure à avoir saisi toute l'importance qu'ont encore, à notre époque, les mythes et les légendes : ils sont le fondement même de notre culture et sources d'inspiration de nombreuses oeuvres.Remontant à leur origine, c'est chez les poètes Homère, Hésiode, Pindare ou encore Ovide que l'auteure retrouve la substance des grands thèmes mythologiques et nous les restitue, dans leur spontanéité, leur efficacité, sous forme de merveilleuses histoires : Orphée et Eurydice, Philémon et Baucis, Tantale et Niobé, les travaux d'Hercule, le défi d'Icare, la descente de Thésée aux Enfers.Comportant de magnifiques illustrations et un index très détaillé, cet ouvrage est devenu depuis sa première parution un best-seller mondial et une référence en mythologie.
Selections from the works of the classics scholar grouped under such themes as "Mind and Spirit," "Religion," "Education," and "Freedom."
In the 8th century before Christ all over the civilized world the chief end of man was to glorify God and the temple, form had taken the place of substance in men's creed. "The splendors of worship grew more splendid," writes Miss Hamilton, "the multitudes of priests and devotees perpetually greater; ceremony followed upon ceremony yet the temples and the shrines were empty.... And then something happened , one of the most important events that ever happened, which was to result in nothing less than a completely new idea of religion, an altogether different relation of man to God. In a little country of no consequence to the ruling powers...Egypt, Nineveh, Babylon...a man arose, one man, all alone, to set himself against the force of the whole world's conviction; and after him another, and then another, each always by himself against the nations, in all a mere handful of men, who had a vision of a new heaven and a new earth, a new motive power for mankind and a new road to God, and who proclaimed this strange conception with a passion and a power never surpassed in the 3000 years that stretch out between their day and ours." The Prophets were men of extraordinary minds, able to reflect greatly upon human life and to see deep into human nature. They were men of passion and fire. In the present volume Miss Hamilton brings these ancient Hebrews to life for us as she brought those other ancient peoples to life in The Greek Way and The Roman Way , at the same time interpreting their significance for us today.
ผลงานคลาสสิกว่าด้วยตำนานกรีก โรมัน และนอร์ส ของ เอดิธ แฮมิลตัน เล่มนี้ เป็นตำราเรียนวรรณคดีอังกฤษของนิสิตนักศึกษาในสถาบันระดับอุดมศึกษาหลายแห่ง และถือได้ว่าเป็นหนังสืออ้างอิงมาตรฐานทางด้านนี้ที่ได้รับการยอมรับมากที่สุดแล่มหนึ่ง เนื้อหาครอบคลุมทั้งตำนานของมหาเทพแห่งโอลิมปัส การผจญภัยของเหล่าวีรบุรุษ เรื่องราวในมหากาพย์อิเลียด โอดิสซีย์ และเอเนอิด ตลอดจนตำนานของชาวนอร์สเอดิธ แฮมิลตัน (1868-1963) ผู้เขียนเป็นชาวอเมริกัน หลังเกษียณจากงานในตำแหน่งครูใหญ่โรงเรียนแห่งหนึ่งในบัลติมอร์ เธอก็เริ่มเขียนหนังสือเกี่ยวกับอารยธรรมของโลกยุคโบราณจนมีชื่อเสียงไปทั่วโลก จุดสูงสุดในชีวิตของเธอเกิดขึ้นในปี 1957 เมื่อพระเจ้าปอลแห่งกรีซทรงแต่งตั้งเธอเป็นพลเมืองกิตติมศักดิ์แห่งเอเธนส์
Book by Hamilton, Edith
This book is a revised edition of the author's first book which was published in 1930, but now with 5 additional chapters of material. From a 1942 Based on a thorough study of Greek life and civilization, of Greek literature, philosophy and art, The Greek Way interprets their meaning and brings a realization of the refuge and strength the past can be to us in the present.
Edith Hamilton est sans doute la seule autrice à avoir saisi toute l'importance que gardent, à notre époque, les mythes et les légendes, qui sont le fondement même de notre culture, et où nous puisons encore une si large inspiration.Remontant aux sources, c'est chez les poètes Homère, Hésiode, Pindare, Ovide qu'elle retrouve la substance des grands thèmes mythologiques et nous les restitue, dans leur spontanéité, leur efficacité, sous forme de merveilleuses histoires : Orphée et Eurydice, Philémon et Baucis, Tantale et Niobé, les travaux d'Hercule, le défi d'Icare, la descente de Thésée aux Enfers.L'ouvrage le plus clair et le plus complet sur la mythologie, lu magistralement par Thierry Janssen.Lorsque vous achetez ce titre, le fichier PDF qui l'accompagne sera disponible dans votre confirmation d'achat envoyée par mail ainsi que dans votre bibliothèque, depuis votre ordinateur.
Mythology,By Edith Hamilton
by Edith Hamilton
Edith Hamilton's: MYTHOLOGY, GREEK WAY, ROMAN WAY 3 vol
by Edith Hamilton
Beautiful three book set by Edith Hamilton, featuring Mythology, The Greek Way, and The Roman Way. Leather-bound with gilt engraving and page edges. Collectible condition, like new. Published by Easton Press.
The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton (2-Feb-1994) Paperback
by Edith Hamilton
Classic Greece and the Aegean: the Greek Way
by Edith Hamilton
A Treasury of Edith Hamilton by Edith Hamilton
by Edith Hamilton
Greek Way/Roman Way: 2 Volumes In 1 (1986-09-25) [Hardcover]
by Edith Hamilton
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by Edith Hamilton
[.] "O EΛΛHNIKOΣ TPOΠOΣ" ΔEN EINAI ENA BIBΛIO IΣTOPIAΣ. EINAI ENA BIBΛIO ΠOY KAΛYΠTEI TON EΛΛHNIKO ΠOΛITIΣMO ΣTO AΠOΓEIO TOY, TON 5O AIΩNA Π.X., KAI YΠENΘYMIZEI TO MEΓAΛEIO TOY APXAIOY EΛΛHNIKOY ΠNEYMATOΣ. ENA BIBΛIO ΠOY EΓINE KΛAΣIKO AΠO TH ΣTIΓMH ΠOY KYKΛOΦOPHΣE, ΔIAΠAIΔAΓΩΓHΣE ΠOΛΛEΣ ΓENIEΣ ANAΓNΩΣTΩN KAI ΔIAMOPΦΩΣE ΣYNEIΔHΣEIΣ ΣXETIKA ME TO TI OΦEIΛEI H ANΘPΩΠOTHTA ΣTON APXAIO EΛΛHNIKO ΠOΛITIΣMO."O EΛΛHNIKOΣ TPOΠOΣ" EINAI MIA ΓEMATH ΠAΘOΣ ΩΔH ΣTOYΣ APXAIOYΣ EΛΛHNEΣ KAI TA ΠNEYMATIKA TOYΣ EΠITEYΓMATA ΠOY KAΛYΠTEI OΛO TO EYPOΣ KAI TO MEΓAΛEIO THΣ ΠNEYMATIKHΣ ZΩHΣ ΣTHN AΘHNA TOY 5OY AIΩNA MEΣA AΠO TA EPΓA OΛΩN TΩN MEΓAΛΩN KAI ΣHMANTIKΩN ΣYΓΓPAΦEΩN TOY XPYΣOY AIΩNA TOY ΠEPIKΛ TOY ΠINΔAPOY, TOY ΠΛATΩNA, TOY APIΣTOΦANH, TOY HPOΔOTOY, TOY ΘOYKYΔIΔH, TOY ΞENOΦΩNTA, TOY AIΣXYΛOY, TOY ΣOΦOKΛH KAI TOY EYPYΠIΔH. [.]