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.
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.
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).
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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.
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.
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