Stephanie Holton

Broschiertes Buch

Sleep and Dreams in Early Greek Thought

Presocratic and Hippocratic Approaches

Beschreibung

This book examines how sleep and dreams were approached in early Greek thought, highlighting the theories of the Presocratic and Hippocratic writers on both phenomena as more varied, complex and substantial than is usually credited.

Autor

Stephanie Holton is a Lecturer in Classics at Newcastle University UK, where she teaches a variety of Ancient Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies modules across all levels. She also works on widening access to Classics across the North East and beyond as an academic lead for the charity Classics for All.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781032229485
• ISBN-10: 1032229489
• Artikelnr.: 71556197

Rezensionen

"[Holton's] decision to look at the physiological and psychological dimensions of sleep alongside dreams adds a new dimension to discussions of Greek dreaming. The practical organization of this book and the range of passages that it discusses guarantee that anyone interested in Greek dreams and their interpretations will return to it again and again. Holton's attempt to trace the origins and development of Greek ideas about dreams before Plato, Aristotle, and Artemidorus has produced a clear, useful map for future explorers of the Greek dream-world. It remains true, I think, that Aristotle is the first Greek author to advance a comprehensive and physiological theory of sleeping and dreaming, but Holton shows that a rich tradition of speculation on these topics existed more than a century earlier." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"[Holton's] decision to look at the physiological and psychological dimensions of sleep alongside dreams adds a new dimension to discussions of Greek dreaming. The practical organization of this book and the range of passages that it discusses guarantee that anyone interested in Greek dreams and their interpretations will return to it again and again. Holton's attempt to trace the origins and development of Greek ideas about dreams before Plato, Aristotle, and Artemidorus has produced a clear, useful map for future explorers of the Greek dream-world. It remains true, I think, that Aristotle is the first Greek author to advance a comprehensive and physiological theory of sleeping and dreaming, but Holton shows that a rich tradition of speculation on these topics existed more than a century earlier." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review