Download or read book Traditions of Civility written by Ernest Barker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1948 book may be described as a series of individual studies in the history of culture and civilisation. The first five essays share the common theme of the legacy of Greece. The last three are independent; but the theme of tradition and keynote of continuity are common to all.