Download or read book Athenian Constitutional History written by G. F. Schömann and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Athenian Constitutional History: As Represented in Grote's History of Greece In his History of Greece, Mr. Grote has produced a work, the study of which, cannot be too urgently recommended to all who are concerned to acquaint themselves with Greek Antiquity. It presents a combination of merits which few historical works of any kind present in the same degree; and certainly none of the works which have hitherto treated of Greek History. It displays the most accurate acquaintance, based on the profoundest and most comprehensive studies, with the whole of Greek antiquity, as far as its productions have come down to us; the most careful consideration of modern researches, in all cases where consideration is due; penetrating criticism in the employment both of the authorities, and of the results which moderns have obtained from them; and finally, a clear, intelligible, and interesting narrative style, by which the reader's intellect, and where the subject allows of such treatment, his sympathies and feelings as well, are roused and delighted. His familiar intercourse with the works of the Hellenic past, has imbued the author with the mind and spirit of that past: he can live, as it were, with the ancient Hellenes; and he thinks and feels as a contemporary of the men whose acts and destiny he narrates. Yet, though he so perfectly adopts the stand-point of the times of which he writes, so thoroughly enters into the modes of thought and feeling of the men whom he sets before us, and though he is so ready to follow them in all their connections, relations, and tendencies, still he always maintains the attitude of the impartial observer who is on a higher level than his subject; the liveliest sympathy with the actors does not impair the independence and impartiality of his judgment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
