Eight decisive books of antiquity.
- London Sheed and Ward 1952.
- xi, 247 p.
- Essay index reprint series .
Includes bibliographical references.
The laws of Hammurabi and the first bourgeois state.--The Book of the dead.--The Torah, or the books of Moses.--The epics of Homer.--The laws of Manu and the Indian caste system.--The sayings of Confucius.--Plato's Republic.--Aristotle's Politics.
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Literature, Ancient--History and criticism. Sacred books--History and criticism.