UID:
almafu_9959657926002883
Format:
1 online resource (247 p.)
ISBN:
9780691201702
Content:
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.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Works Frequently Cited --
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Introduction --
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One . The Boundaries of Earth --
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Two. Ethiopian and Hyperborean --
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Three. Wonders of the East --
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Four. Ultima Thule and Beyond --
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Five. Geography and Fiction --
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Epilogue. After Columbus --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780691201702
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691201702
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691201702
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691201702
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691201702
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