Cosmos in the ancient world
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108438223
Date de publication :
30 juin 2022
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
498 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.