Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
Geography, Exploration, and Fiction
Häftad, Engelska, 1994
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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.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1994-10-09
- Mått127 x 203 x 17 mm
- Vikt295 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor247
- FörlagPrinceton University Press
- ISBN9780691037882