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For younger readers

Greece … in Pictures. Lerner, 1992. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

DuBois, Jill, and others. Greece. 2nd ed. Benchmark, 2003. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Heinrichs, Ann. Greece. Children's Press, 2002. For readers in grades 4 to 8.

Ryan, Patrick. Greece. Child's World, 2003. For readers in grades 2 to 4.

Greece

Adkins, Lesley. Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece. Oxford University Press, 1998.

Cartledge, Paul, ed. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece. Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Clogg, Richard. A Concise History of Greece. Cambridge University Press, 1992. An illustrated survey of modern Greek history.

Curtis, Glenn E., ed. Greece: A Country Study. Library of Congress, 1995. Concise survey of history, economy, politics, and society of contemporary Greece.

Gage, Nicholas. Greece: Land of Light. Bulfinch, 1998. Essay with photographs.

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Greek art and architecture

Boardman, John, ed. The Oxford History of Classical Art. Oxford University Press, 1993. Monumental survey of Greco-Roman traditions.

Boardman, John. Greek Art. Thames & Hudson, 1985. Good overview of all aspects.

Boardman, John. Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period. Oxford University Press, Thames & Hudson, 1978. 1985. Examination by style, region, artist. Also: Greek Sculpture: The Late Classical Period and Sculpture in Colonies and Overseas (1995).

Brommer, Frank. The Sculptures of the Parthenon: Metopes Frieze, Pediments, Cult-Statue. Thames & Hudson, 1979. Brief, detailed discussion.

Buitron-Oliver, Diana, ed. New Perspectives in Early Greek Art. National Gallery of Art, 1991. Well-illustrated collection of recent scholarly essays.

Carpenter, Thomas H. Art and Myth in Ancient Greece: A Handbook. Thames & Hudson, 1991. Useful overview.

Havelock, Christine Mitchell. The Aphrodite of Knidos and Her Successors: A Historical Review of the Female Nude in Greek Art. University of Michigan Press, 1995. Thorough study of Praxiteles's influential statue.

Higgins, Reynold. Minoan and Mycenaean Art. Thames & Hudson, 1997. Popular survey of the Bronze Age civilizations of the Aegean.

Immerwahr, Sara Anderson. Aegean Painting in the Bronze Age. Pennsylvania State University Press, 1990. Scholarly study of ancient frescoes.

Onians, John. Art and Thought in the Hellenistic Age: The Greek World View, 350-50 bc. Thames & Hudson, 1979. Greek art and architecture related to the literature of the age.

Richter, Gisela M. A. Handbook of Greek Art. Dutton, Reprint, Phaidon, 1974. 1994. Concise survey includes sculpture, pottery, textiles, coins, and more.

Richter, Gisela M. A. The Sculpture and Sculptors of the Greeks. Yale University Press, 1950, 1970. Scholarly history.

Ridgway, Brunilde Sismondo. The Archaic Style in Greek Sculpture. Ares, 1993. Scholarly investigation of monumental stone sculptures.

Robertson, Martin. The Art of Vase-Painting in Classical Athens. Cambridge University Press, 1992. Thorough examination.

Scully, Vincent. The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods: Greek Sacred Architecture. Yale University Press, 1979. Temples as manifestations of gods in the landscape.

Stewart, Andrew F. Greek Sculpture: An Exploration. Yale University Press, 1990. Extensive, well-illustrated survey.

Vickers, Michael J., and David Gill. Artful Crafts: Ancient Greek Silverware and Pottery. Oxford University Press, 1994. Social history of ancient decorative arts.

Williams, Dyfri, and Jack Ogden. Greek Gold. Abrams, 1994. Beautifully illustrated catalog of a major international exhibition.

Woodford, Susan. The Art of Greece and Rome. Cambridge University Press, 1982, 1992. Clear discussion arranged by medium and period.

Greek literature

Dover, K. J. and others, eds. Ancient Greek Literature. Oxford University Press, 1997. An introduction by genre, covering 200 BC to AD 200.

Easterling, P. E., and B. M. W. Knox. Greek Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1989. The standard work; from Homer through the 3rd century AD, with extensive documentation and bibliography.

Hamilton, Edith. The Greek Way. Norton, 1930, 1993. A scholarly introduction to Greek life, thought, and literature.

Higham, T. F., and C. M. Bowra, eds. The Oxford Book of Greek Verse in Translation. Clarendon Press, 1938. A classic edition.

Kitto, H. D. F. Greek Tragedy: A Literary Study. Routledge, 1990. In-depth analysis of the development of Greek tragedy.

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