Sublime Cosmos in Graeco-Roman Literature and Its Reception: Intersections of Myth, Science and History - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:David Christenson (Editor), Cynthia White (Editor)Publish date:2024-04-04Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350344679ISBN-10:1350344672UPC:9781350344679Book Category:Philosophy, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ancient and Classical, MetaphysicsBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.62 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SCX9A8H92P
Sublime Cosmos in Graeco-Roman Literature and Its Reception: Intersections of Myth, Science and History
The essays collected in this volume examine manifestations of our sublime cosmos in ancient literature and its reception. Individual themes include religious mystery; calendrical and cyclical thinking as ordering principles of human experience; divine birth and the manifold nature of divinity (both awesome and terrifying); contemplation of the sky and meteorological (ir)regularity; fears...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350344679ISBN-10:1350344672UPC:9781350344679Book Category:Philosophy, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ancient and Classical, MetaphysicsBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.62 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SCX9A8H92P
David Christenson is Professor of Classics at the University of Arizona, USA. He is the author of eight books, including Plautus: Casina (Bloomsbury, 2019).
Cynthia White is Professor of Classics at the University of Arizona, USA, and is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, Italy.Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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