Thomas Cahill Quote

Though the poems of Homer and his successors were recorded, there will be no Greek reading public till we reach the fifth century B. C.... There was instead, a hearing public that formed responsive audiences at festivals and contests.

Ch. III The Poet: How to Party - Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (2003)

Though the poems of Homer and his successors were recorded, there will be no Greek reading public till we reach the fifth century B. C.... There was...

Though the poems of Homer and his successors were recorded, there will be no Greek reading public till we reach the fifth century B. C.... There was...

Though the poems of Homer and his successors were recorded, there will be no Greek reading public till we reach the fifth century B. C.... There was...

Though the poems of Homer and his successors were recorded, there will be no Greek reading public till we reach the fifth century B. C.... There was...