This book is a tour of Afterlife landscapes from Homer to Dante. It argues that the topography of the Afterlife in Greek and Roman tradition, and in Dante, reflects the state of 'scientific' knowledge at the time of the various contexts in which we find it, and the landscape of …
Dualities -- The splitting of Herakles -- The roadmap -- Proserpina's tapestry, Strabo's cloak -- Cosmos -- The cloak of stars -- Soul music -- Intermezzo -- Plato's soulscapes -- Interplanetary harmonies -- A sprinkling of science -- The lyre and the cloak -- To the sky -- The …
"This book is a tour of afterlife landscapes from Homer to Dante. It argues that the topography of the afterlife in Greek and Roman tradition, and in Dante, reflects the state of "scientific" knowledge at the time of the various contexts in which we find it, and the landscape of…
This book is a tour of afterlife landscapes from Homer to Dante. It argues that the topography of the afterlife in Greek and Roman tradition, and in Dante, reflects the state of "scientific" knowledge at the time of the various contexts in which we find it, and the landscape of …
"This book examines the innovations of the ancient philosopher Aratus in the field of astronomy"--Provided by publisher.
Aratus and the Astronomical Tradition answers the question of Aratus' popularity by looking at the poem in the light of Western cosmology. It argues that the Phaenomena is the ideal vehicle for the integration of astronomical 'data' into abstract cosmology, a defining feature of…
With this book, Emma Gee offers a study of the 'Phaenomena of Aratus' and addresses the poem's place within the unique development of Western cosmology.
This book examines the innovations of the ancient philosopher Aratus in the field of astronomy"--Provided by publisher
"This book examines the innovations of the ancient philosopher Aratus in the field of astronomy"--Provided by publisher.
"This book examines the innovations of the ancient philosopher Aratus in the field of astronomy"--Provided by publisher.
With this book, Emma Gee offers a study of the 'Phaenomena of Aratus' and addresses the poem's place within the unique development of Western cosmology.