The Ancient Aesthetics of Deception
The Ethics of Enchantment from Gorgias to Heliodorus
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
Av Jonas Grethlein, Germany) Grethlein, Jonas (Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg
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- Utgivningsdatum2021-09-16
- Mått158 x 235 x 23 mm
- Vikt610 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor332
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781316518816
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