Plague and the athenian imagination: drama, history, and the cult of asclepius
Auteur :
Mitchell-Boyask, Robin
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521296373
Date de publication :
30 juin 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book investigates the effect of the great plague of Athens that began in 430 BCE on the imagination of its literary artists and on the social imagination of the city as a whole. It proposes a significant relationship between the new Temple of Asclepius and the Theater of Dionysus.