Talking greeks, the: speech, animals, and the other in homer, aeschylus, and plato
Auteur :
Heath, John
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521117784
Date de publication :
30 juil. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
590 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores the link between speech, humanity, and status in ancient Greek thought. It offers new readings of the Iliad, Odyssey, Oresteia and Plato's Dialogues to argue that speech and the ability to speak were instrumental in the ancient Greeks' approach to understanding our world.