The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction
by James S. Romm
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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 show more of physical science but as an important literary genre. show lessTags
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James S. Romm is Assistant Professor of Classics at Bard College
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- The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction
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- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism, Science & Nature
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- 809.93591 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures Literature displaying specific features, miscellaneous writings Literature displaying other aspects Literature emphasizing subjects Biography As Literature
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- PA3015 .G44 .R65 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Classical literature
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