Description: Greeks and The New : Novelty in Ancient Greek Imagination and Experience, Hardcover by D'Angour, Armand, ISBN 0521850975, ISBN-13 9780521850971, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The Greeks have long been regarded as innovators across a wide range of fields in literature, culture, philosophy, politics and science. However, little attention has been paid to how they thought and felt about novelty and innovation itself, and to relating this to the forces of traditionalism and conservatism which were also present across all the various societies within ancient Greece. What inspired the Greeks to embark on their unique and enduring innovations? How did they think and feel about the new? This book represents the first serious attempt to address these issues, and deals with the phenomenon across all periods and areas of classical Greek history and thought. Each chapter concentrates on a different area of culture or thought, while th as a whole argues that much of the impulse towards innovation came from the life of the polis which provided its setting"--
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Book Title: Greeks and The New : Novelty in Ancient Greek Imagination and Exp
Number of Pages: 276 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Greeks and the New : Novelty in Ancient Greek Imagination and Experience
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Social Aspects, Ancient / Greece, General
Item Weight: 20.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, History
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Armand D'angour
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
