Drawing from the wealth of Greek literary, epigraphic, and
monumental traditions, the author constructs a detailed and
historically rich picture of the lives of 5th century B.C.
Athenians. Combining the virtues of a historical narrative and a
work of historical fiction which imagines episodes in the lives of
famous and anonymous Athenians of every social class, The Goat Song
is an accessible and entertaining recreation of a world-historical
epoch that continues to shape contemporary Western culture. Albert
Camus in our own era describes human being as meaning demanding
creatures. Suffering without purpose, struggle without heroism,
dying without the hope of some connection to a transcendent order
or value makes life seem empty and pointless. Dr. Young's
story-telling helps the curious reader to sympathetically
understand the inner lives of ancient Athenians in terms of their
own culture. The reader is led to see their world and the
trajectory of their lives through the poetic stories of gods and
heroes, political ideals, and philosophical theories which for
ancient Athenians defined the possible meanings of their human
aspirations and struggles.
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