Hypatia of alexandria
Auteur :
Dzielska, Maria
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674437760
Date de publication :
1 oct. 1996
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
199 g
Format :
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Hypatia—brilliant mathematician, eloquent Neoplatonist, and a woman renowned for her beauty—was brutally murdered by a mob of Christians in Alexandria in 415 and has been a legend ever since. In this engrossing book, Dzielska searches behind the legend to bring us the real story of Hypatia's life and death, and new insight into her colorful world.