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Excerpt from The Voyage of the Argonauts
Warnings and examples may be of more than one kind they may affect the spirit of man as well as his practical behaviour. It is at least arguable that the Odyssey had a practical value; it has certainly a moral justification. The days that make us happy make us wise, and for the spirit these wan derings of Odysseus are not only a delight, but a lesson courage, endurance, resource, generosity are exemplified in them and in the work of Herodotus as clearly as in the stricter narrative of the most scientific historian. And inasmuch as the example they Show commends itself as aptly to the present day as to their earliest hearers, they are as nearly a possession for ever as mortality can compass.
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Warnings and examples may be of more than one kind they may affect the spirit of man as well as his practical behaviour. It is at least arguable that the Odyssey had a practical value; it has certainly a moral justification. The days that make us happy make us wise, and for the spirit these wan derings of Odysseus are not only a delight, but a lesson courage, endurance, resource, generosity are exemplified in them and in the work of Herodotus as clearly as in the stricter narrative of the most scientific historian. And inasmuch as the example they Show commends itself as aptly to the present day as to their earliest hearers, they are as nearly a possession for ever as mortality can compass.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Janet Ruth Bacon
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ISBN - 9780331116540
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 211
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Contributors
Author
Janet Ruth Bacon
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ISBN - 9780282654405
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 213
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