Published by B. G. Teubner in Leipzig and Berlin

Hellenic Culture. Presented by Fritz Baumgarten, Franz Poland, Richard Wagner. 2nd edition. With 7 colored plates, 2 maps, and nearly 400 illustrations in the text and on 2 double-page plates. [X and 491 pages] large 8vo. 1907. sewn 10 Marks, bound in cloth 12 Marks.

This work is intended to address the need for a comprehensive presentation of Greek culture—and, in a second volume currently in preparation, Roman culture—on a larger scale than has previously been available. The authors, all of whom are active in the practical teaching profession, have viewed it as their task to present the verified results of modern research in a form comprehensible and readable for any educated person, with special consideration for the needs and results of instruction in the upper classes of our higher schools. A rich array of imagery complements and extends the written word; this was all the more necessary because the cultural aspects of antiquity are made most vivid to us through its monuments.
"A book that, without boasting of scholarship, testifies to the scientific competence of the authors. The latest findings are thoroughly considered everywhere, including in the treatment of art, literature, and political conditions. The presentation is mostly concise but rich in content, understandable, and pleasing. The brief section on language and religion in the introduction is excellent. The treatment of art seems to me absolutely masterful. Nowhere are there mere platitudes; rarely are there judgments that hang in the air for the reader because they lack the necessary context. What must be said is always linked to well-chosen examples. Alongside the external history of art, the development of style is given its full due. Public life, especially in Athens, is presented in all its activities in a way that is vivid yet not overly detailed. Comparisons with later conditions often facilitate understanding. The description of intellectual life highlights the more powerful personalities, yet it does not content itself with mere facts and judgments, but also provides samples or summaries of the transmitted works, which open up an understanding of the significance of these intellectual heroes even to the reader unfamiliar with Greek literature." (Lehrproben und Lehrgänge.)

Character Studies from Ancient Literature. By Prof. Dr. Ed. Schwartz. Five lectures: 1. Hesiod and Pindar; 2. Thucydides and Euripides; 3. Socrates and Plato; 4. Polybius and Posidonius; 5. Cicero. 2nd ed. [VI and 120 pages] large 8vo. 1906. sewn 2 Marks, bound in cloth 2.60 Marks.

"By virtue of an unusually deep insight into the political and intellectual life of the Greeks, and by virtue of a moderate sensitivity in interpretation such as was characteristic of Burckhardt, these lectures contain a historical-psychological analysis of great charm and, in places, downright sublime effect. The familiarity that Schwartz is able to give to his figures has, to my knowledge, not yet been achieved, and the thoughtful power of his language comes across so freely, naturally, and simply that one often hardly knows whether the serious beauty of the expression or the depth of the thought deserves higher admiration..." (Jahresbericht über das höhere Schulwesen. 1903.)

History of the Hellenistic Age. By Julius Kaerst. Vol. I: The Foundation of Hellenism. [X and 433 pages] large 8vo. 1901. sewn 10 Marks, bound in half-French 14 Marks.

"Kaerst never avoids a difficulty; he has tirelessly weighed the possibilities before every decision. That his work is truly excellent is most evident in his restraint. The history of Alexander is a dangerous territory where anyone can easily show what they cannot do. With the courage of youth, Kaerst approached this task, and he has completed it with the strength of his mature years. The work is one that has been able to fully ripen. A reform of the most fruitful kind since J. G. Droysen." (Literarisches Zentralblatt, 1902, 12.)