Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses by Shane Butler (.ePUB)
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Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses by Shane Butler, Alex Purves (Editors)
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Overview: A path breaking collection launching a new series of books on the senses in antiquity. “This agenda setting collection challenges us to look beyond the ‘visual/textual’ paradigm and gives us a taste of the fascinating sensual and aesthetic possibilities afforded by the other senses, individually and in concert.” – Victoria Wohl, Professor of Classsics, University of Toronto. Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses presents a radical reappraisal of antiquity’s textures, flavours, and aromas, sounds and sights. It offers both a fresh look at society in the ancient world and an opportunity to deepen the reading of classical literature. The book will appeal to readers in classical society and literature, philosophy and cultural history. All Greek and Latin is translated and technical matters are explained for the non-specialist. The introduction sets the ancient senses within the history of aesthetics and the subsequent essays explore the senses throughout the classical period and on to the modern reception of classical literature.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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