Karen Ní Mheallaigh

The Moon in the Greek and Roman Imagination

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a book for readers who are fascinated by the Moon and the earliest speculations about life on other worlds. It takes the reader on a journey from the earliest Greek poetry, philosophy and science, through Plutarch's mystical doctrines to the thrilling lunar adventures of Lucian of Samosata.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 341
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 621g
• ISBN-13: 9781108483032
• ISBN-10: 1108483038
• Artikelnr.: 59368312

Autorenporträt

Karen ní Mheallaigh is Professor of Greek in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter. She is the author of Reading Fiction with Lucian: Fakes, Freaks and Hyperreality (Cambridge, 2014).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations, text references and translations
Part I. The Moon in the Mythic Imagination: Introduction: to the Moon! Journey into the ancient scientific imagination
1. The Moon in ritual, myth and magic
Part II. The Moon in the Scientific Imagination: 2. Making sense of the Moon: philosophy and science
3. Life on the Moon: between philosophy, science and fantasy
4. The Moon of many faces: Plutarch's great lunar dialogue De facie
Part III. The Moon in the Fantastic Imagination: 5. The imaginary Moon: lunar journeys
6. Selçnoskopia: the Moon-view from fiction to reality
Envoi: the legacy of ancient selenography
Bibliography
Index.