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Item Details
Title:
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DESCRIBING GREECE
LANDSCAPE AND LITERATURE IN THE PERIEGESIS OF PAUSANIAS |
By: |
William Hutton |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£99.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0521847206 |
ISBN 13: |
9780521847209 |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
20 October, 2005 |
Series: |
Greek Culture in the Roman World |
Pages: |
388 |
Description: |
Examines the most important work of non-fiction travel literature in antiquity, Pausanias' Description of Greece. |
Synopsis: |
The Periegesis Hellados (Description of Greece) by Pausanias is the most important example of non-fictional travel literature in ancient Greek. With this work Professor Hutton examines Pausanias' arrangement and expression of his material and evaluates his authorial choices in light of the contemporary literary currents of the day and in light of the cultural milieu of the Roman empire in the time of Hadrian and the Antonines. The descriptions offered in the Periegesis Hellados are also examined in the context of the archaeological evidence available for the places Pausanias visited. This study reveals Pausanias to be a surprisingly sophisticated literary craftsman and a unique witness to Greek identity at a time when that identity was never more conflicted. |
Illustrations: |
10 b/w illus. 12 maps 2 tables |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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