The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought - Hardcover

Romm, James S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691069336 ISBN 13: 9780691069333

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1992

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"This work is unparalleled in its scope and perspective."--Deborah Boedeker, College of the Holy Cross

About the Author:

James S. Romm is Assistant Professor of Classics at Bard College.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0691069336
• ISBN 13: 9780691069333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252