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History and antiquities of the Doric race

Carl Otfried Müller ; [translated from the German by Henry Tufnell and George Cornewall Lewis]

(Cambridge library collection, . Classics)

Cambridge University Press, 2010

  • v. 1 : pbk
  • v. 2 : pbk

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Geschichten hellenischer Stämme und Städte

The history and antiquities of the Doric race

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Original t.p. reads: The history and antiquities of the Doric race

Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed by S. Collingwood for J. Murray, 1830

Translation of v. 2-3 of: Geschichten hellenischer Stämme und Städte

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents
Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781108011099

Description

This two-volume book, originally published in German in 1824, was revised, corrected and enlarged for this 1830 English translation. Carl Otfried Muller (1797-1840) was a pioneering scholar of ancient civilisations and Greek mythology, who taught at Goettingen for twenty years, but died in Greece during an archaeological expedition. This first volume focuses on the history of the Dorians from the earliest times to the end of the Peloponnesian War. Muller proposes Mount Olympus as the original home of the Dorians, and describes their subsequent migrations and their principles of government. The second part of Volume 1 is devoted to the religion and mythology of the Dorians and gives detailed accounts of the temples of Apollo and other temples in Asia Minor. The final two chapters discuss the legends and mythology of Hercules.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Book I. History of the Doric race, from the earliest times to the end of the Pelopponesian War
  • Book II. Religion and mythology of the Dorians.
Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781108011105

Description

This two-volume book, originally published in German in 1824, was revised, corrected and enlarged for this 1830 English translation. Carl Otfried Muller (1797-1840) was a pioneering scholar of ancient civilisations and Greek mythology, who taught at Goettingen for twenty years, but died in Greece during an archaeological expedition. This, the second volume, focuses first on the political institutions of the Dorians, their monetary systems and taxation. The second part discusses domestic life, architecture and dress, the treatment of women, marriage, manners and education. Finally, Muller describes music and literature, the distinction between tragedy and comedy, and lyric poetry. This substantial study was a landmark in its field and is still consulted by scholars and students of ancient history, philosophy and religion.

Table of Contents

  • Book III. Political Institutions of the Dorians
  • Book IV. Domestic Institutions, Arts, and Literature of the Dorians
  • Appendices
  • Index.

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