Pausanias and Other Greek Sketches [Paperback]

A 1900 compilation of essays about Pausanias, the second-century CE traveller, and the places that he visited.James Frazer (18541941), best remembered for The Golden Bough, also produced a translation of and commentary on Pausanias' Description of Greece, and the first piece in this 1900 compilation of Frazer's 'sketches' is the introductory essay to that work. Short descriptions follow of over ninety places visited by Pausanias.James Frazer (18541941), best remembered for The Golden Bough, also produced a translation of and commentary on Pausanias' Description of Greece, and the first piece in this 1900 compilation of Frazer's 'sketches' is the introductory essay to that work. Short descriptions follow of over ninety places visited by Pausanias.Sir James Frazer (18541941) is best remembered for his monumental study of ancient religion, The Golden Bough (of which the first and third editions are both reissued in this series). He also produced a translation of and commentary on the Description of Greece of Pausanias, the second-century CE traveller and antiquarian, and the first piece in this 1900 compilation of Frazer's 'sketches' is the introductory essay to that work. Short descriptions then follow of the present-day appearance of over ninety places visited by Pausanias, and the work ends with an essay on Pericles and the effect of the period of his rule on the art and architecture of Athens. This fascinating work is imbued with Frazer's enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, the topography of ancient Greece, and will be of interest not only to scholars but also to visitors to the country.Preface; 1. Pausanias and his Description of Greece; 2. Oropus; 3. Rhamnus; 4. Marathon; 5. Prasiae; 6. Mount Humettus; 7. Mount Pentelicus; 8. Phyle; 9. The port of Athens; 10. The Sacred Way; 11. The Hall of Initiation at Eleusis; 12. Eleutherae; 13. Megara; 14. The Scironian Road; 15. The Isthmus of Corinth; 16. The Bath of Aphrodite; 17. The prospect from Acro-Corinth; 18. The lS_