Perhaps because of the fact that modern Greece is; through the Orthodox Church; inextricably linked with the Byzantine heritage; the precise meaning of this heritage; in its various aspects; has hitherto been surprisingly little discussed by scholars. This collection of specially commissioned essays aims to present an overview of some of the different; and often conflicting; tendencies manifested by modern Greek attitudes to Byzantium since the late eighteenth-century Enlightenment. The aim is to show just how formative views of Byzantium have been for modern Greek life and letters: for historiography and imaginative literature; on the one hand; and on the other; for language; law; and the definition of a culture. All Greek has been translated; and the volume is aimed at Byzantinists and Neohellenists alike.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A lot of pictures but short on contentBy BirdOPrey5I was expecting more details on the decks- but few. if any. shown are complete. He just chooses a few cars from each deck. I was also hoping for info on value of various decks and facts as to their rarity but its mostly just like someone showing you his card collection and telling you why he likes this or that rather than hard facts.The pictures are all "soft" pornography. he mentions the hard code stuff but doesnt show it- not a complaint- just an observation. He teases us telling us about the first erotic decks had the erotic parts as hidden watermarks but when he prints the cards from the deck no attempt is made to show the watermarked images which could have been done in a photograph. even if he had to obscure the worst of it. seems cruel to bring it up and not give us a taste.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Ooh La La!By m00nman"Ooh La La!" - thats what my nephew said when he flipped through one of my "safe" 1950s decks of glamor models (the "unsafe" nude decks are kept on an out-of-reach shelf. Im a good uncle!)...and his exclamation says it all: there is a sense of naughty FUN to these things. something that makes you want to share them. even though they might be something youre supposed to hide.This book has that same sense of fun (I keep it on that same high shelf. BTW). With lots of different versions in full color. what is there not to like?I was particularly taken with the descriptions of a very old European deck. which wasnt even known to be "dirty" until the present day. when a collector happened to notice what showed through the Victorian etchings when the cards were held up to a light! Ingenious! I was a bit disappointed to find out that the hidden portions were considered to be "too dirty" for this book...once they told me about them. I was curious to see them! Oh well.All in all. a very worthwhile book. Not for kids. of course. but nice. light-hearted kitschy sexy fun for grownups (or just middle-aged juveniles. like myself!).2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Naked girls deserve a better scanner!!By RCHWho doesnt like girlie playing cards? Unfortunately most of these images look like they were done with a 20-year-old scanner from the thrift shop. Not even the moire patterns are removed with a few clicks of a cheap graphics program. What should be easy on the eyes. is hard on the eyes!! The book has the look of a Eastern European clothing catalog from the 1960s. And right now I feel SO sleazy.
