Beyond praise, this scholarly book completely free of pedantry and stiltedness, is enthralling, densely informative and moving. The author shows his independence, even defiance, to the dictates of general scholarship, in making frequent modern comparisons to facilitate readers not versed in the classics. His love for Greece shines through, as does his knowledge of the terrain, he brings fifth-century Greece alive, no mean feat! and the pace is as fast as, if not more, than any thriller.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 77 Summer 2015 ) |
