Technical ekphrasis in greek and roman science and literature: the written machine between alexandria and rome
Auteur :
Roby, Courtney
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107077300
Date de publication :
24 févr. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
630 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How does an ancient historian describing a catapult at war differ from an ancient engineer writing a guide for building them? This book puts ancient technical texts into dialogue with broader fields of contemporary literature, analyzing the rhetorical techniques that gave technological artifacts a vivid virtual presence for the reader.