James S Romm

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The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and FictionPaperback, 9 October 1994

The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction
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Print Length
247 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Date Published
9 Oct 1994
ISBN-10
0691037884
ISBN-13
9780691037882

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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.

Product Details

Author:
James S Romm
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
9 October 1994
Dimensions:
21.69 x 14 x 2.69 cm
Genre:
Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
ISBN-10:
0691037884
ISBN-13:
9780691037882
Language:
English
Location:
Princeton
Pages:
247
Weight:
294.83 gm

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