DESCRIBING GREECE. LANDSCAPE AND LITERATURE IN THE "PERIEGESIS" OF PAUSANIAS

HUTTON, W.

ISBN 10: 0521847206 / ISBN 13: 9780521847209

Published by CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, 2005

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HUTTON, W.: DESCRIBING GREECE. LANDSCAPE AND LITERATURE IN THE "PERIEGESIS" OF PAUSANIAS. CAMBRIDGE, 2005, xiii 372 p. figuras, 675 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (C/CB) 675 gr.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DESCRIBING GREECE. LANDSCAPE AND LITERATURE IN THE "PERIEGESIS" OF PAUSANIAS
• Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521847206
• ISBN 13: 9780521847209
• Binding: Tapa blanda
• Condition: New
• Book Type: Libro
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mundo antiguo

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Synopsis

William Hutton provides the first exhaustive literary study of the Periegesis Hellados, the most important example of non-fictional travel literature in ancient Greek, to appear in nearly one hundred years. He examines Pausanias' arrangement and expression of his material and evaluates his authorial choices in light of the contemporary literary currents of the day and 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.

About the Author

William Hutton is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at the College of William & Mary, Virginia. He has published articles on classical studies in Minos and Ancient History Bulletin.