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The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction

The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:James S. RommPublish date:1994-10-09Pages:247
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691037882ISBN-10:691037884UPC:9780691037882Book Category:Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, AncientBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.54 x 5.51 x 1.06 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCTQBMDVPZ

For the Greeks and Romans the earth's farthest perimeter was a realm radically different from what they perceived as central and human. The alien qualities of these "edges of the earth" became the basis of a literary tradition that endured throughout antiquity and into the Renaissance, despite the growing challenges of emerging scientific perspectives. Here James Romm surveys this tradition, revealing that the Greeks, and to a somewhat lesser extent the Romans, saw geography not as a branch of physical science but as an important literary genre.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691037882ISBN-10:691037884UPC:9780691037882Book Category:Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, AncientBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.54 x 5.51 x 1.06 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCTQBMDVPZ
James S. Romm is Assistant Professor of Classics at Bard College.
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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