Wonder and the Marvellous from Homer to the Hellenistic World
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Greek literature and cultureISBN
9781009003551, 9781316518830, 9781009009140Publisher
Cambridge University PressPublication date and place
2021Series
Humanities,Classification
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Literary studies: general
Literature: history and criticism
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Ancient history
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