What is the author's tone in The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton?

Hamilton writes in a style that is certainly prose, yet it is undoubtedly influenced by the cadences and poetic beauty of her subjects. Hamilton offers an objective, although clearly sympathetic, overview of the intellectual and spiritual achievement of fifth century Athenian culture. Her appreciation and her exuberance for the subject are both clear and infectious to the reader. It is difficult to read the book and not come away from it with a similar appreciation.