"Travels in Athens" is a compilation of one hundred and sixty five extracts, selected from the accounts of sixty six writers, of their visits to Athens over the period from 1609 to 1913. The passages have been chosen to cover the entire range of travel writing: descriptive, narrative and reflective. Some have been included for their historical value, others for their insight, and others for their good humor, etc.
"Travels in Athens" is a unique publication in that:
It is an original compilation of various authors by area;
It has a historical introduction to the period covered;
a glossary of archaic terms used;
brief biographies of the authors chosen;
It has been illustrated with fifty contemporaneous works of art.
This is the first volume in a series entitled "Travels in Greece" which is intended to cover the entire country.
"Travels in Athens" is a unique publication in that:
It is an original compilation of various authors by area;
It has a historical introduction to the period covered;
a glossary of archaic terms used;
brief biographies of the authors chosen;
It has been illustrated with fifty contemporaneous works of art.
This is the first volume in a series entitled "Travels in Greece" which is intended to cover the entire country.
