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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.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Romm, James S.
- ISBN: 9780691037882
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.54 x 1.06
- Number Of Pages: 247
- Publication Year: 1994
Language:
English