Wonder and the marvellous from homer to the hellenistic world
Auteur :
Lightfoot, Jessica
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316518830
Date de publication :
16 sept. 2021
Dimensions :
22,3 x 14,6 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
480 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Shows that wonder and wonders constituted a central theme in Greek culture from Homer to the Hellenistic period. Argues for its importance in discussions of the purpose of philosophy and literature and in expressions of the relationships between the human and the divine and between self and other.