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The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
by [Romm, James S.]
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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 of physical science but as an important literary genre.
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- Princeton University Pres Brand
- Oct 9, 1994 Pub Date:
- 9780691037882 ISBN-13:
- 0691037884 ISBN-10:
- 247.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.5 in * 0.62 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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