Reviews for
A Traveler's Greece
by William J. Bonville
"Whenever I see the title of a new book
on the GraecoRoman world, I whisper to myself, What can
this author teach me?' After all, I was born on that tiny
peninsula which gave us more great civilizations than any
other corner of the planet. As a child I used to run to
their monumental remains, gape at them, enjoy them, dance
among them, sing amidst the rustling pines and read countless
books describing and explaining every aspect of their grandeur.
Usually I assign a C' grade to such new works.
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"Bonville's book on the Sicilies and
ancient Magna Graecia gained an A.'
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"Then I received A Traveler's Greece.
Come on,' I said to myself. Can Bonville triumph twice?'
Nevertheless, I promised myself to read at least the chapter,
Athens: Queen City of Hellas. How surprised and ecstatic
I was! My beloved and extremely familiar city became exciting
in a novel fashion. A new insight here. A minute detail
bursting forth like a shooting star there. An original combination
of scattered marbles and broken statues form a scintillating
constellation somewhere else. So I read one more chapter...and
then another...and another...to the end. What a triumph!"
Panos Bardis, PhD, late Professor Emeritus of Sociology,
University of Toledo; Editor, International Journal of World
Peace, known internationally as a lecturer, social philosopher,
poet and author.
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