Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture: Volume I: Archaic Greece: The Mind of Athens

Werner Jaeger's classic three-volume work, originally published in 1939, is now available in paperback. Paideia, the shaping of Greek character through a union of civilization, tradition, literature, and philosophy is the basis for Jaeger's evaluation of Hellenic culture

Volume I describes the foundation, growth, and crisis of Greek culture during the archaic and classical epochs, ending with the collapse of the Athenian empire.

Author: Werner Jaeger

Binding: Paperback