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Peloponnesus: Notes of Study and Travel

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Peloponnesus: Notes of Study and Travel
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William George Clark
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:372
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreClassical Greek and Roman archaeology
Classic travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781108041966
ClassificationsDewey:914.950
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 5 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 December 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

William George Clark (1821-78) is probably best remembered as the co-editor (with W. Aldis Wright) of the Cambridge Shakespeare (1863-6; also reissued in this series). A fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, he was a classical and literary scholar and editor, but travelled widely in his vacations, and this work, first published in 1858, is an account of a tour of Greece undertaken in 1856 with W. H. Thompson (1810-86), who later succeeded William Whewell as Master of Trinity. Clark's plan was to visit the archaeological sites of the Peloponnese using W. M. Leake's various surveys as a guide and comparing Leake's observations and his own with those of the ancient traveller Pausanias. The result is an engaging combination of travel narrative and serious archaeological and topographical research backed up by a profound knowledge of classical literature. It remains an interesting resource for those studying the history of Greek archaeology.