Cosmos in the ancient world
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108423649
Date de publication :
4 juil. 2019
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary discussion of the notion of kosmos as order, arrangement, and ornament in Greco-Roman antiquity. This book traces this concept from its inception in Homer, through its canonisation by Plato, to its ultimate transformation by the early Christians.