The Delphic Oracle: Its Early Influence, History, and Fall:

A sound and well-arranged monograph upon the history of the Delphic oracle and the phenomena of its inspiration, dealing especially with the oracle's influence, both political and religious. The monograph, which is a revision of Mr. Dempsey's thesis on the same subject, is useful, as no other treatise covers quite the same ground and presents facts in so lucid and convenient a form. The only unsatisfactory portion of the book is that dealing with the explanation of the Delphic inspiration a...