Best of
Greece

1992

Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: A Novel of Mathematical Obsession


Apostolos Doxiadis - 1992
    His feverish and singular pursuit of this goal has come to define his life. Now an old man, he is looked on with suspicion and shame by his family-until his ambitious young nephew intervenes.Seeking to understand his uncle's mysterious mind, the narrator of this novel unravels his story, a dramatic tale set against a tableau of brilliant historical figures-among them G. H. Hardy, the self-taught Indian genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, and a young Kurt Gödel. Meanwhile, as Petros recounts his own life's work, a bond is formed between uncle and nephew, pulling each one deeper into mathematical obsession, and risking both of their sanity.

Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times


Thomas R. Martin - 1992
    Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general readers alike. This edition has been updated with new suggested readings and illustrations. "[A] highly accessible, and comprehensive history of Greece and its civilization from prehistory through the collapse of Alexander the Great's empire. ...A highly readable account of ancient Greece, particularly useful as an introductory or review text for the student of the general reader." --Kirkus Reviews "Photographs and maps enhance this solid first lesson about the ancients." --Booklist

The Infinite Moment: Poems from Ancient Greek


Sam Hamill - 1992
    Offers a collection of poems about the pains and pleasures of love.

The poetics of Eros in Ancient Greece


Claude Calame - 1992
    Avoiding Foucault's philosophical paradigm of dominance/submission, Claude Calame uses an anthropological and linguistic approach to re-create indigenous categories of erotic love. He maintains that Eros, the joyful companion of Aphrodite, was a divine figure around which poets constructed a physiology of desire that functioned in specific ways within a network of social relations. Calame begins by showing how poetry and iconography gave a rich variety of expression to the concept of Eros, then delivers a history of the deity's roles within social and political institutions, and concludes with a discussion of an Eros-centered metaphysics.Calame's treatment of archaic and classical Greek institutions reveals Eros at work in initiation rites and celebrations, educational practices, the Dionysiac theater of tragedy and comedy, and in real and imagined spatial settings. For men, Eros functioned particularly in the symposium and the gymnasium, places where men and boys interacted and where future citizens were educated. The household was the setting where girls, brides, and adult wives learned their erotic roles--as such it provides the context for understanding female rites of passage and the problematics of sexuality in conjugal relations. Through analyses of both Greek language and practices, Calame offers a fresh, subtle reading of relations between individuals as well as a quick-paced and fascinating overview of Eros in Greek society at large.

The Marshals of Alexander's Empire


Waldemar Heckel - 1992
    The Marshals of Alexander's Empire is a blend of biography and prosopography that sheds light on some of the most dynamic individuals of the age of Alexander.

Julian: An Intellectual Biography


Polymnia Athanassiadi - 1992
    The author traces the sequence of the Emperor Julian's responses to inner and outward challenges and considers the tensions and conflicts each new choice created for him.

Greek Cuisine


Vefa Alexiadou - 1992
    Her books are perennial bestsellers in her country. Since 1990 she has appeared daily on Greek Antenna TV's most popular morning talk show which is now seen in North America by satellite.The 290 recipes in Greek Cuisine reflect the traditional food of Greek households and holidays. Enticing photographs and a word about historical or religious context accompany each recipe.

Assembler Inside and Out


Harley Hahn - 1992
    If you're just beginning to program in assembly language, this is a nuts-and-bolts guide to getting started that will quickly teach you how to construct, process, and run your own programs. If you already know ALP, you'll learn about the more complex concepts.