The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought : Geography, Exploration, and Fiction

by: Romm, J.S.

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The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
Geography, Exploration, and Fiction
James S. Romm

About this book
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.

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Works Frequently Cited

Introduction

Geography as a Literary Tradition
One . The Boundaries of Earth

Two. Ethiopian and Hyperborean

Three. Wonders of the East

Four. Ultima Thule and Beyond

Five. Geography and Fiction

Epilogue. After Columbus

Index

The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought : Geography, Exploration, and Fiction

by: Romm, J.S.

• ISBN-13: 9780691069333 / 978-0-691-06933-3
• ISBN-03: 0691069336 / 0-691-06933-6
• Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1992

Price: 42,00 EURO

1 copy in stock