Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern AgeSimon and Schuster, 23.04.2002 - 351 Seiten In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world. Heroes of History is a book of life-enhancing wisdom and optimism, complete with Durant's wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple, exciting terms. It is the lessons of our heritage passed on for the edification and benefit of future generations—a fitting legacy from America's most beloved historian and philosopher. Will Durant's popularity as America's favorite teacher of history and philosophy remains undiminished by time. His books are accessible to readers of every kind, and his unique ability to compress complicated ideas and events into a few pages without ever "talking down" to the reader, enhanced by his memorable wit and a razor-sharp judgment about men and their motives, made all of his books huge bestsellers. Heroes of History carries on this tradition of making scholarship and philosophy understandable to the general reader, and making them good reading, as well. At the dawn of a new millennium and the beginning of a new century, nothing could be more appropriate than this brilliant book that examines the meaning of human civilization and history and draws from the experience of the past the lessons we need to know to put the future into context and live in confidence, rather than fear and ignorance. |
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... emperors was followed by the rise of Christianity, and its official adoption and protection by the emperor Constantine, as a saving source and buttress of order and decency. The condottiere violence and sexual license of the Italian ...
... emperors was followed by the rise of Christianity, and its official adoption and protection by the emperor Constantine, as a saving source and buttress of order and decency. The condottiere violence and sexual license of the Italian ...
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... emperors,” each of whom reigned eighteen thousand years, and helped turn P'an Ku's vermin into obedient citizens. The emperor Fu Hsi, about 2852 B.C., taught his people marriage, music, writing, painting, fishing with nets ...
... emperors,” each of whom reigned eighteen thousand years, and helped turn P'an Ku's vermin into obedient citizens. The emperor Fu Hsi, about 2852 B.C., taught his people marriage, music, writing, painting, fishing with nets ...
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... emperor Ming Huang received ambassadors from Korea, who brought him important messages written in a dialect which none of his ministers could understand. “What!” he exclaimed, “among so many magistrates, so many scholars and warriors ...
... emperor Ming Huang received ambassadors from Korea, who brought him important messages written in a dialect which none of his ministers could understand. “What!” he exclaimed, “among so many magistrates, so many scholars and warriors ...
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... emperor signed without hesitation, almost believing what Minister Ho Chi-chang whispered to him—that Li was an angel banished from heaven for some impish deviltry. The story is probably one of Li's compositions. On the night of his ...
... emperor signed without hesitation, almost believing what Minister Ho Chi-chang whispered to him—that Li was an angel banished from heaven for some impish deviltry. The story is probably one of Li's compositions. On the night of his ...
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... emperor befriended him and showered him with gifts for singing the praises of Yang Ywei-fei, the royal mistress. But Lady Yang thought that the poet satirized her, and so persuaded the emperor, who presented Li Po with a purse and let ...
... emperor befriended him and showered him with gifts for singing the praises of Yang Ywei-fei, the royal mistress. But Lady Yang thought that the poet satirized her, and so persuaded the emperor, who presented Li Po with a purse and let ...
Inhalt
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Philosophy and Poetry in the Old Testament | 55 |
The Road to Pericles | 67 |
The Golden Age of Athens | 78 |
The Human Christ | 159 |
The Growth of the Church | 170 |
The Renaissance I Around Leonardo | 184 |
The Renaissance II Rome | 214 |
The Renaissance III Venetian Sunset | 236 |
The Reformation I Wyclif and Erasmus | 245 |
The Reformation II 151755 Luther and the Communists | 267 |
The Catholic Reformation 151763 | 293 |
From Plato to Alexander | 94 |
The Roman Republic | 110 |
The Roman Revolution | 124 |
The Roman Empire 27 BCAD 180 | 141 |
Nero and Aurelius | 149 |
Shakespeare and Bacon | 306 |
Index | 331 |
About the Author | 349 |
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