{"product_id":"greek-to-us-the-fascinating-ancient-greek-that-shapes-our-world-9781399424790","title":"Greek to Us: The Fascinating Ancient Greek That Shapes Our World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Davie, co-author of \u003ci\u003eEt Tu, Brute?\u003c\/i\u003e turns his attention to Ancient Greece. With a foreword by Harry Mount.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAncient Greek lives on in our culture in surprising ways. Sometimes funny - the word for an actor, hupokrites, gives us 'hypocrite'; sometimes beautiful - an astronaut is literally a sailor of the skies. And that's before we get to the myths which gave us our Achilles heel or our Midas Touch. And what about crocodile tears, which comes from the Greek's belief that crocodiles cried while eating their victims! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a learned but always entertaining journey through the world of the Ancient Greeks, their extraordinary language and how it has shaped our own understanding of the world today. After all, what is language but the frame through which we understand the world? Davie aims to bring more than just humour, he seeks to trace the thread of ancient Greek thought that runs through our own civilization, always with the lightness of touch and fascinating etymology. We meet Eros and Aphrodite, Alexander the Great and Oscar Wilde, the stoics, Epicurus and Sparta. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile this is a book about language and the touching and illuminating presence of the ancient Greeks in our current words, it's also about how Ancient Greece shapes our culture today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Davie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.59h x 5.66w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399424790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Davie \u003c\/b\u003ewas head of classics at St Paul's School in London before becoming a lecturer at Trinity College, Oxford. He has published translations of Seneca, Horace, Cicero and Euripides. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eEt Tu, Brute? \u003c\/i\u003e(2022).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Davie \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47566648279197,"sku":"9781399424790","price":37.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7ee9fd6a-954c-4219-a97d-101b9c105cc0.jpg?v=1768314104","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/greek-to-us-the-fascinating-ancient-greek-that-shapes-our-world-9781399424790","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}