Sublime Cosmos in Graeco-Roman Literature and its Reception - by David Christenson & Cynthia White (Hardcover)
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- The essays collected in this volume examine manifestations of our sublime cosmos in ancient literature and its reception.
- About the Author: David Christenson is Professor of Classics at the University of Arizona, USA.
- 248 Pages
- Philosophy, History & Surveys
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"The essays collected in this volume examine manifestations of our sublime cosmos in ancient literature and its reception. Individual themes include religious mystery; calendrical and cyclical thinking as ordering principles of human experience; divine birth and the manifold nature of divinity (both awesome and terrifying); contemplation of the sky and meteorological (ir)regularity; fears associated with overpowering natural and anthropogenic events; and the aspirations and limitations of human expression. In texts ranging from Homer to Keats, the volume's chapters apply diverse critical methods and approaches that engage with sublimity in various aesthetic, agential and metaphysical aspects"--Book Synopsis
The essays collected in this volume examine manifestations of our sublime cosmos in ancient literature and its reception. Individual themes include religious mystery; calendrical and cyclical thinking as ordering principles of human experience; divine birth and the manifold nature of divinity (both awesome and terrifying); contemplation of the sky and meteorological (ir)regularity; fears associated with overpowering natural and anthropogenic events; and the aspirations and limitations of human expression. In texts ranging from Homer to Keats, the volume's chapters apply diverse critical methods and approaches that engage with sublimity in various aesthetic, agential and metaphysical aspects. The ancient texts - epic, dramatic, historiographic and lyric - treated here are rooted in a remote world where, within a framework of (perceived) celestial order, literature, myth and science still communicated profoundly, a tradition that continued in literary receptions of these ancient works.This volume honours the intellectual legacy of Thomas D. Worthen, a scholar whose expertise and insights cut across multiple disciplines, and who influenced and inspired students and colleagues at the University of Arizona, USA, for over three decades. Beyond clarifying temporally and culturally distant contemplations of the human universe, these essays aim to inform the continuing sense of wonder and horror at the sublime heights and depths of our ever-changing cosmos.
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This is an excellent study of the idea of the sublime cosmos in ancient Greco-Roman thought: wide ranging, informative, up to date, methodologically diverse and dealing with interesting intersections of myth, history and science.
About the Author
David Christenson is Professor of Classics at the University of Arizona, USA. He is the author of eight books, including Plautus: Casina (Bloomsbury, 2019).
Cynthia White is Professor of Classics at the University of Arizona, USA, and is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, Italy.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.15 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 248
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: History & Surveys
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Theme: Ancient & Classical
Format: Hardcover
Author: David Christenson & Cynthia White
Language: English
Street Date: April 4, 2024
TCIN: 93671958
UPC: 9781350344679
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-3302
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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